I'm just wondering aloud if part of the funds that will go towards purchase of the laptops is worth the increase in taxes on basic commodities to increase government revenue.<div><br></div><div>I'm also wondering where the FREE WiFi promise vanished?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Have a good one.<br clear="all"><div>______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva<br><a href="http://twitter.com/lordmwesh" target="_blank">twitter.com/lordmwesh</a><br><div>google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 June 2013 14:31, Edith Adera <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eadera@idrc.ca" target="_blank">eadera@idrc.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Just read the article you shared. Can Hon. Matiangi explain the rationale for skipping class 2 and 3? And start with class 4 with computer labs? Does it mean
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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:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beadera" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+eadera</a>=<a href="mailto:idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>]
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Day 5 : Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables (Day 5:Wrap up and Way Forward (Key declarations, what next)<u></u><u></u></div><p></p>
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<a href="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000085946&story_title=teachers-vow-to-thwart-state-laptops-scheme" target="_blank">
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000085946&story_title=teachers-vow-to-thwart-state-laptops-scheme</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Victor Gathara <<a href="mailto:vgathara@vimak.co.ke" target="_blank">vgathara@vimak.co.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think its fair to say that most IT projects that fail really do so as a result of project management failure so a strong project (or programme?) management function needs to be built into this project. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As an example there is the question of quality assurance. How will we ensure that the project delivers a quality 'product'? Also how will success (or failure) of the project will be measured? I think its important that an objective quality
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<p class="MsoNormal">If it is rolled out as a project then it really must have an end (when the project closed down and hands over to the operational regime where laptops are just as essential in classroom as textbooks)...It would be important to work out what
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