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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">True true.<BR><BR>Like it is said, Feedback is a gift. We do need to listen to such views and ask ourselves if they are true.<BR><BR>At the same time, we need to look at technology as more than mobile apps.<BR><BR>There is precious little discussed here about energy, automotive, engineering, materials science, biotechnology and so on.<BR><BR>We need to expand our discussion beyond internet policies and mobile apps. That is what will make us a tech hub.<BR><BR>J</DIV></DIV>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif"><A href="mailto:pkariuki@gmail.com">Phares Kariuki</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">3/11/2014 10:02 PM</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif"><A href="mailto:jgmbugua@gmail.com">jgmbugua@gmail.com</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif"><A href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">Re: [kictanet] Start-up Attention Shifting from Kenya to Nigeria?</SPAN><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hype shouldn't matter. Germany is huge in manufacturing, even if a lot of the focus is on China. </DIV>
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<DIV>Hype only matters if Kenya exists purely to be validated by third parties. If we have good product, hype regardless, our sector will thrive. </DIV>
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<DIV>There's an old adage, "good marketing makes a bad product fall faster". </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>On 11 Mar 2014, at 21:40, Ali Hussein <<A href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>What's missing in that story which I think is important is the story of Demo Africa being hosted in Nigeria this year.<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Critical in that is the open arms that the demo team were received with by the highest levels of the Nigerian government in the ICT Sector. </DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/demo-africa-2014-set-for-nigeria-in-september">http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/demo-africa-2014-set-for-nigeria-in-september</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>We have always been masters of the hype which has its value in the scheme of things. Now we are loosing the hype to Nigeria and Rwanda. Maybe it's not such a bad thing so that we can move beyond the hype and start doing. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>On Mar 11, 2014, at 4:26 PM, Kivuva <<A href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Not really, we've been there, done that.
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<DIV>And I still maintain, put PR and confidence ahead, everything else to follow</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On 11 March 2014 05:42, Gideon <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:gideonrop@gmail.com" target=_blank>gideonrop@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Interesting read here,<BR><BR>Start-up Attention Shifting from Kenya to Nigeria? <BR><BR><A href="http://www.africa-assets.com/news/guest-post-start-attention-shifting-kenya-nigeria" target=_blank>http://www.africa-assets.com/news/guest-post-start-attention-shifting-kenya-nigeria</A><BR><BR></DIV>
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