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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thought we’ve elected a “clean” government. I don’t think President Uhuru is ready to work with corrupt officials – his record speaks for itself (evident during
the Presidential debate) and I want to believe we will have a government that will NOT condone corruption, ama?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joseph McDonald<br>
<b>Sent:</b> April 10, 2013 12:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Edith Adera<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The other challenge can be the procurement process.The IEBC fiasco is still fresh in our minds.The idea can be noble but knowing Kenya it will be used by corrupt operatives to steal tax payers money.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Remember free primary education programme where head teachers conspired with text book vendors to reap off the government!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Mark Elkins <<a href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za" target="_blank">mje@posix.co.za</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, 2013-04-10 at 09:33 +0300, Brian Munyao Longwe wrote:<br>
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> Good points. We actually don't need to look very far. The "One Laptop<br>
> per Child" program has been on this issue for a while now and has a<br>
> few models of laptop (including a tablet) that can be offer at a<br>
> price of +/- $100.<br>
><br>
><br>
> The OLPC project has already delivered over 200,000 laptops in Rwanda<br>
> and over 500,000 in Uruguay via government driven programs.<br>
> Considering these are relatively small countries (7m and 3m total<br>
> populations respectively). The goal of 1 million laptops per year for<br>
> std1 entrants is not unnattainable.<br>
<br>
I've attended a three day workshop in ZA on OLPC - very interesting.<br>
<br>
UniForum SA/ZACR as "Coza Cares" has (amongst other good works) provided<br>
the funding for the "Computer" courses for the (free DSTV) Mindset<br>
educational programs (covering the last three years of school). This was<br>
done with a "Creative Commons" license - so it can explicitly be freely<br>
shared and improved upon by anyone.<br>
<br>
Coza Cares has also championed the "Teach the Teacher" program in South<br>
Africa for a few years. Unfortunately, our teachers have no formal<br>
exposure to IT down here in their training years.<br>
<br>
ie - there is content/curriculum and proven methodologies which can be<br>
emulated available on the continent. Nothing wrong in sharing.<br>
<br>
> As for content - this is where the opportunity lies. All of the<br>
> current education materials exist in soft form with the varioius<br>
> printing presses, it would not take much effort to process these into<br>
> eBook format and push them onto a digital library along with related<br>
> material such as story books, dictionaries, encyclopediae etc.<br>
><br>
><br>
> In addition to the above, there is a huge opportunity to create<br>
> educational games for all school going ages. Research has shown that<br>
> children learn much faster when the knowledge is conveyed in a "fun"<br>
> way.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Kazi kwetu?<br>
><br>
><br>
> Brian<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 7:56 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> I like the confirmation by the President - sworn and his<br>
> deputy on the issue of laptops for class 1 students from next<br>
> year, it is commendable and quite easily achievable but as ICT<br>
> experts are laptops the ideal items or would low power<br>
> touchscreen tablets be more practical and appropriate?<br>
> However .com that the two principles are I suspect that they<br>
> might not be up to speed on devices.<br>
><br>
> Here again for the umpteenth time the opportunity for us to<br>
> become relevant presents itself, shall we take action or sit<br>
> back to carry out a forensic analysis when only 80% of the<br>
> students get the devices?<br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
><br>
> PS. A new dispensation, a new dedication and new vigor<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Robert Yawe<br>
> KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
> Kenya<br>
><br>
><br>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>
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