<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Daktari</div><div><br></div><div>Indeed it is. We reached this level because of concerted efforts from all stakeholders. Even as we debate and disagree on issues between the Government, private sector and the not for profit sector somehow we had a consensus and way forward. That is why we must buckle down and jealously protect what we have achieved so far and at the same time set ourselves some stretch targets to achieve. </div><div><br></div><div>I fear that Rwanda is already pulling ahead.. We are beginning to behave like a Brand that has matured and is refusing to continuously reinvent itself..</div><div><br></div><div>I fear that we are loosing the camaraderie that we worked so hard to achieve between all players.</div><div><br></div><div>I fear that we shall sit on our laurels and pat ourselves in the back and wake up one day smelling the coffee that others have brewed and think it is ours..<br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">Ali Hussein</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Nov 22, 2013, at 6:26 PM, "Bitange Ndemo" <<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Esther,</span><br><span>In my view we now need to put a strategy in place on what to do with these</span><br><span>numbers. It is dangerous when you are ahead of the pack.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ndemo.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>In today’s news,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Senegal and Kenya lead in internet contribution to GDP in Africa.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>A report by McKinsey & Company has highlighted Senegal and Kenya as having</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the highest iGDPs (which measures the Internet’s contribution to overall</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>GDP) in Africa. While the two were not the continent’s largest</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>economies, the achievement was reached through governments in both</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>countries having made concerted efforts to stimulate Internet demand.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Africa’s iGDP remains low, at 1.1%-just over half the levels seen in</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>other emerging economies and less than a third for developed countries.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Senegal has a contribution of 3.3%, Kenya 2.9%, Morocco 2.3%, Mozambique</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>1.6% and South Africa 1.4%. Senegal ranks higher than Germany, India and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>France while Kenya ranks higher than Canada and China. The average for</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>emerging markets is 1.9% while that of developed economies is 3.7%.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The report expects internet’s greatest impact in Africa to be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>concentrated in six sectors: financial services, education, health,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>retail, agriculture, and government. It suggests that technology-related</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>productivity gains in these sectors could reach USD 148-318bn by 2025,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>with large populations standing to benefit as a result.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>(McKinsey & Company, Standard Investment Bank)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>============================</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Esther W. Muchiri, Executive Director</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel: +254-20-2394420 :: +254-724-164346</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Email: <a href="mailto:emuchiri@andestbites.com">emuchiri@andestbites.com</a> URL: <a href="http://www.andestbites.com">www.andestbites.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>==================================================================</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Courage and initiative come when you understand your purpose in life.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> John</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>C.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maxwell</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>(Running</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>with</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Giants)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>regulation. 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