<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466676221227_38133" dir="ltr">As of broadcasting we have a big challenge in the cost issue I think more and more companies should be given licenses to put up infrastructure. As we stand we are still taking content with hard disk to upload to a server in Limuru or KBC. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466676221227_38252" dir="ltr">We still do not have infrastructure to broadcast in some part of this country like Northern Kenya. Some companies have been licensed by CA but are two or three months are still waiting to get a channel from PANG or SIGNET. The cost of broadcasting is too high and that is why most of the broadcasters are in one region only.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466676221227_38608" dir="ltr">To promote local content development, the Government will need to invest in studios and broadcasting space and equipment that can be hired at a small fee to upcoming broadcasters and content developers</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466676221227_38737" dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jane<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466676221227_38421" dir="ltr"><br> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466676221227_38106"><span></span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Thursday, June 23, 2016 1:25 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv8957689230"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><span></span></div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731">@Mildred,</div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731">thnx for your views. irrelevant is indeed relative...but what I had in mind is the fact that Kenya is currently a content consumer rather than content producer. And most of the content consumed from abroad tends to earn revenue for big player in US/EU e.g. Facebook, Google, Youtube just to name a few (am avoiding to mention Porn content, but this also earns revenue abroad :-)</div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731">Good points on incentives.</div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731">I know there are more broadcasters in lurking in the background. Plse say something. Many debates around local content regulations that demand 60% local vs 40% foreign broadcast. Is this a good thing?</div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731">Similarly, Equity shares in broadcast enterprises. Plse share ur views. The days is almost ending and tomorrow is another topic...</div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731">walu.</div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8957689230qtdSeparateBR" dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453731"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8957689230yqt2068869548" id="yiv8957689230yqt36289"><div class="yiv8957689230yahoo_quoted" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453747" style="display:block;"> <div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453746" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453745" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453744"> <font id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453749" face="Arial" size="2"> </font><hr id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453792" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Mildred Achoch <mildandred@gmail.com><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:06 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure<br clear="none"> </div> <div class="yiv8957689230y_msg_container" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453751"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv8957689230"><div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453753">Good morning,<div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453755"><br clear="none"></div><div>1. "some bandwidth activity may be irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation."</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453897">Question: who determines what is relevant and of value? What will the criteria be? Content may just have the purpose of entertaining and not touch on weighty matters about the nation. (Regulation of content)</div><div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453896"><br clear="none"></div><div>2.Incentives for content creators:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>- reduce the license fee required to make a film and maybe even waiver it for noncommercial and student films</div><div>- embed content creation into the school curriculum</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8957689230yqt1771228419" id="yiv8957689230yqt31236"><div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453781">On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Walubengo J via kictanet <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv8957689230gmail_quote" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453780" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453779"><div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453778" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr"><span><span>I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic. It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><b><br clear="none"></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><b>Today we move to Day2 theme: </b></span><b>How to Develop ICT Info-Structure.</b></div><div dir="ltr"><b> </b></div><div><span>*Local Content, </span></div><div><span>*Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity</span></div><div><span>*Access to Information/OpenData</span></div><div><span> *Local Application Development</span></div><div><span></span><br clear="none"></div><div><span>Background:</span></div><div><span>Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure. Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation.</span></div><div id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453777"><span></span><br clear="none"></div><div><span>So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc. We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work. </span></div><div><span></span><br clear="none"></div><div><span>How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact local content economy? What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy?</span></div><div><span></span><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">
</div><div dir="ltr"><span>There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured. We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr">We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just fungua roho :-). <span><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8957689230yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466158741697_453788"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">walu.</div><div dir="ltr"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div>Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! <br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com/">http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="yqt2068869548" id="yqt96175">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">kictanet mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe or change your options at <a shape="rect" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nnfeischools%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nnfeischools%40yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>