<p dir="ltr">Hi good people, </p>
<p dir="ltr">May I suggest starting very early. With the laptop project, I hope some computer studies curriculum is now starting in standard one. If not, let the computer "anatomy" begin here😀</p>
<p dir="ltr">Having said that, may I propose a National Tech Congress for primary, secondary schools and teacher training institutions similar to the National music festivals or the Science Congress.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This will allow students and teachers who take special interest to pursue projects and be noticed right from the school systems to national level. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I think this can allow kids to feel encouraged to be innovators and inventors.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards, Muthoni </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 24, 2016 8:19 AM, "Walubengo J via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><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>Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>Plse feel free to contribute on previous threads as long as you pick the corresponding title. Also remember, for those wishing to directly edit the Draft ICT policy, visit <a href="http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy" target="_blank">Jadili platform</a>, register and post.</div><div><br></div><div>So onto todays theme:</div><div><span><b>How to Develop Skilled Human Capital </b></span></div><div><span><b><br></b></span></div><div><span>*ICT integration in primary, secondary, tertiary levels,</span></div><div><span>*Specialized Skills (Software /Engineering)</span></div><div><span>*Research & Development Capacity</span></div><div><span>*eLiteracy for citizens/public </span></div><div><b><span></span><br></b></div><div><span><b>The Background:</b></span></div><div><span>The Digital Literacy Program aka the Laptop project is ongoing and we probably have to wait another 18-20yrs years to see its impact (when today’s std 1s hit the market). But meanwhile, we need skilled human capital to help move us from a net consumer of electronic goods and services into a net producer of the same.</span></div><div><span></span><br></div><div><span>Our R&D output in general is quite low (Global Innovation Index 2015) despite the fact that we are leader at a regional level. What should the Policy capture to ensure Kenya churns out a constant supply of highly skilled manpower necessary to drive the digital society.</span></div><div><span></span><br></div><div><span>Send in your ideas, comments, strategies, etc. </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>1Day as usual for the topic.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>walu.</span></div><div>
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