<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>+1 James.<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);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></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 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; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a></span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p><font><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com/" target="_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a></span><br></font></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 Mar 11, 2014, at 11:59 PM, James Mbugua <<a href="mailto:jgmbugua@gmail.com">jgmbugua@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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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>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</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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