Hi Ali,<br><br>Very good ideas. <br><br>We can do this under KITOS (Kenya IT and Outsourcing Services) a body formed last year to help companies in BPO, Software, System integration have one voice for marketing, public private partnerships. <br>
<br><br>Tejpal Bedi<br>Chaiman <br>KITOS<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 April 2013 12:35, Ali Hussein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Brilliant idea Robert. </div><div><br></div><div>The issue I see is under what organisation/association should we do this under?<br>
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<div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:07 PM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><span>Hi listers,</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">
<br><span></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><span>Is it possible for us to draft a proposal to the government on how we feel the initiative should be implemented and then arrange to have it presented to the President, great opportunity to become relevant?</span></div>
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<span>Regards<br></span></div><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br></div><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">
<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a> <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 11 April 2013, 17:12<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants<br> </font> </div> <div><br>
<div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><span>@Edith</span><span>, Details on this initiative please<br></span></div><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br></div><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">
<div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Edith Adera <<a href="mailto:eadera@idrc.ca" target="_blank">eadera@idrc.ca</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>
<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 23:59<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div>
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<div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">Gilda,</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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!</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d">Edith</span></div>
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<div><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US"> kictanet [<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>]
<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</span></div>
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Regards,</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Gilda Odera <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:godera@skyweb.co.ke" target="_blank">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 rel="nofollow" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants</b></div>
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<div>My recommendation is that this project should start from Form 1. Reasons:</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>My two cents.<br>
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Regards,</div>
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<div>Gilda Odera</div>
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On Apr 10, 2013, at 9:55 AM, robert yawe <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:</div>
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<a rel="nofollow" href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/04/05/ten-websites-that-teach-coding-and-a-bunch-of-other-things/" target="_blank">http://pandodaily.com/2013/04/05/ten-websites-that-teach-coding-and-a-bunch-of-other-things/</a><br>
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regards</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style>Robert Yawe<br>
KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
Kenya</span></div>
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<div style="background:white"><span style>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696</span></div>
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<div style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Walubengo J <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a> <br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 8:40<br>
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@Yawe,<br>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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But I have a simple solution for our new digital President. Just traget Form1s and perharps forget Laptops and adopt Networked
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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>
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walu.<br>
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 7:56 AM AST (Arabian) robert yawe wrote:<br>
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>Hi,<br>
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>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.
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>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>
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>Regards<br>
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>PS. A new dispensation, a new dedication and new vigor <br>
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> <br>
>Robert Yawe<br>
>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
>Kenya<br>
><br>
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>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>
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