<p dir="ltr">1) let's start very early. Not just teaching how to use technology but how to develop new technology. High school at the very minimum. The approach matters too: passing ICT exams doesn't necessarily mean top tier software. Design thinking, critical thinking, right work ethic all matter. <br>
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2) Internships, apprenticeships. Formal learning only goes so far. Folks need experience. Many people I know doing pretty well in ICT started out as internships, grew and learnt new things, took on more responsibilities over time. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 24, 2016 13:04, "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>True Barrack.</div><div><br></div><div>Just what I have alluded to in response to @Wangari contribution. The so called TIVET institutions seem to have missed the ICT train in the national discourse.</div><div><br></div><div>walu.</div><div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>>; John Walubengo <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 24, 2016 12:54 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 10: How to Develop Skilled Human Capital<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div><div>Hi Walu,</div>
<div>I think we need to strengthen village polytechnics, we also need to invest in them with the right personell and equipment in this case computer labs to empower citizens at village level. Currently education facilities are centred around towns and major cities.</div>
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<div>On Jun 24, 2016 12:27 PM, "Walubengo J via kictanet" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>True that.</span></div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span>We need to more innovation /incubation hubs. Better still if spread across the country rather than concentrated on Nairobi Ngong road.</span></div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div>Additionally, we need more interactions with Universities to raise these innovation spaces to the next level - in terms of radical or patent level innovations. From where I stand as a mwalimu, I still do not feel the University contributions in this spaces as yet.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I wonder what can be done...</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>walu.</div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:ultimateprogramer@gmail.com" target="_blank">ultimateprogramer@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Walubengo J <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 24, 2016 8:30 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Day 3 of 10: How to Develop Skilled Human Capital<br clear="none"> </div> <div><br clear="none"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>This is a personally passionate topic to me especially with SwahiliBox in Mombasa.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Basically there should be endorsement and support to setups like SwahiliBox - which are hubs and innovation spaces - finding ways to make it easier to not only train, but also certify and expose individuals. Policies should make it easier for such organizations to equip themselves, to get access to government incentives and support. Especially in an Internet enabled global marketplace.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>These hubs are also strategic opportunity building venues, they create opportunity spaces for individuals whom they skill and who get exposure to the programs they offer. Recently, for instance, a program SwahiliBox did known as the CodeChallange has skilled more than 10 individuals on real life app development scenarios. The next stage is developing opportunity spaces for the individuals and of course through that also for the hub.<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>This is only just the tip of the ice-berg. Because in the current setup a lot of individuals get exposure through hubs and hubs that are setup in learning institutions.<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"><div>On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:18 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><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 clear="none"></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 rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy" target="_blank">Jadili platform</a>, register and post.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>So onto todays theme:</div><div><span><b>How to Develop Skilled Human Capital </b></span></div><div><span><b><br clear="none"></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 clear="none"></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 clear="none"></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 clear="none"></div><div><span>Send in your ideas, comments, strategies, etc. </span></div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span>1Day as usual for the topic.</span></div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span>walu.</span></div><div>
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