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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Edith,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I totally agree that this foundation must start from the
bottom. HOWEVER how do we address the issue of capacity building and simultaneously
ensure quick gains? We cannot ignore the high school students yet they are the
ones who have only four years and are out of school. How can the issuance of
laptops be structured to help encourage self employment so that by the time the
high school students leave school they have ideas of self employment? I think
this is paramount- we cannot ignore unemployment and the new government must
look at how to use ICT to deal with this issue in whichever way. If it cannot
be done next year because the standard ones were already promised and YES the
promise must be kept, can the new government ensure that in the next financial
budget the FORM 1 students are catered for? I know it can be done and it needs
to be done. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Gilda <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Edith Adera
[mailto:eadera@idrc.ca] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gilda Odera<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [kictanet] Fwd: Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Gilda,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Building the foundation bottom-up (class 1) is very important,
can’t be under-rated. That will be creating a new digital generation from the
“roots”. Sega Silicon Valley has tested this at Kogere primary school and
surrounding schools and the impact is amazing. From bottom of the pile, Kogere
school rose up to top 5 in the area and the kids are amazing – they self-learn
and do fascinating stuff with computers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Edith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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>Gilda
Odera<br>
<b>Sent:</b> April 10, 2013 12:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Edith Adera<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Fwd: Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<br>
Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Gilda Odera<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-CA>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-CA> Gilda Odera <<a href="mailto:godera@skyweb.co.ke">godera@skyweb.co.ke</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> April 10, 2013 12:02:14 PM GMT+03:00<br>
<b>To:</b> robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>My recommendation is that this project
should start from Form 1. Reasons:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>1. We need to generate interest and start
building that capacity base ASAP. Waiting for the standard ones to finish
school is way too long.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>2. Given the tight budgets the country is
currently facing in implementing the constitution, it is wiser to work with
less numbers yet still achieve the desired outcome as things settle down over
the next five years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>3. Once successful in high schools, the
project can be rolled to primary schools. By then, results of giving the high
school students laptops will be evident and there should be sufficient budgets
to roll both.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>In my view, capacity building is urgent in
the ICT industry and therefore this noble idea should prioritise those who are
bound to start innovating and harnessing their skills- which really are high
school students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>My two cents.<br>
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Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Gilda Odera<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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On Apr 10, 2013, at 9:55 AM, robert yawe <<a
href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'>Another
reason why the laptop project is the future<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/04/05/ten-websites-that-teach-coding-and-a-bunch-of-other-things/">http://pandodaily.com/2013/04/05/ten-websites-that-teach-coding-and-a-bunch-of-other-things/</a><br>
<br>
regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span
lang=EN-CA style='color:black'>Robert Yawe<br>
KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'>Tel:
+254722511225, +254202010696<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>
Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a> <br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 8:40<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants</span><span
lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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@Yawe,<br>
<br>
I was on travel (not to SA :-) but caught up with our two new Principals.
Great speeches. But if there's someone already in the new Presidents kitchen
cabinet plse pass the following news. Just drop the laptop business or at
least modify it because of the following reasons.<br>
<br>
1. Curriculum.<br>
Ok. So the kids have laptops next year. What to do with them? Play games, watch
porn? In other words do we have an IT curriculum for these youngsters or we
believe they will automatically become Bill Gates once we throw gadgets at
them.?<br>
<br>
2. IT Teachers.<br>
Assuming we cobble together some curriculum before next year. How soon can we
get out primary teachers upto speed on the same? Do we have a ToT program in
place. ToT= Training of Trainers for the non-academics.<br>
<br>
3. Examinations.<br>
It is known that Kenyans learn ONLY when it is examinable. Indeed teachers make
space in their timetables if they know the unit is examinable. Otherwise you
can as well do your IT lessons at home as your hobby since the lesson will NOT
be scheduled at the expense of say Mathematics which is examinable. So is the
KNEC ready with this exam?<br>
<br>
4. Security/Theft.<br>
If folks can still IEBC laptops from secure strongrooms, what about laptops
hanging either in staffrooms or on standard 1 pupils? What about a
poor parent who opts to trade in the laptop in favour of cash to use for other
purposes? This is not far fetched since even the largely successful Wezesha
Laptop initiative were University students got subsidized Laptops and quite a
number sold them off at market price.<br>
<br>
5. Maintenance\Disposal program.<br>
Usually laptops are rarely maintained. Just dump them after 3-4yrs. So we need
to think efficient disposal mechanism for 1million+ gadgets across rural and
urban Kenya. Worse still those Kids will now be in standard 4 and so our buget
for laptops will double -both for Sdt1s and the Std4s.<br>
<br>
But I have a simple solution for our new digital President. Just traget Form1s
and perharps forget Laptops and adopt Networked <br>
PCs. The ecosytem described above is more mature to take on this great idea.
Our Primary schools will just drain this initiative with little returns to the
taxpayer.<br>
<br>
walu.<br>
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 7:56 AM AST (Arabian) robert yawe wrote:<br>
<br>
>Hi,<br>
><br>
>I like the confirmation by the President - sworn and his deputy on the
issue of laptops for class 1 students from next year, it is commendable and
quite easily achievable but as ICT experts are laptops the ideal items or would
low power touchscreen tablets be more practical and appropriate? However
.com that the two principles are I suspect that they might not be up to speed
on devices. <br>
><br>
>Here again for the umpteenth time the opportunity for us to become relevant
presents itself, shall we take action or sit back to carry out a forensic
analysis when only 80% of the 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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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