<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71362">@Listers,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71365">Barrack takes over the moderation this week starting on how to develop the local ICT industry. He shall cover universal access issues tomorrow.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71928">My contribution on today's theme follows:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71492">a) National Addressing System: We may need to have a multistakeholder approach for setting up the National Addressing System. It seems PCK has not demonstrating sufficient 'oomph' to see this through. Get courier guys, technology partners to work this out, including sorting out the management and operation of the same in a mutually beneficial basis (ref: TEAMs settup).</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71647">b) BPOs: Need to review this strategy and think of IT enabled services. We want Accountants, Doctors, Teachers, Architects offering their services remotely to developed nations.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71755">c) ICTs in SMEs:-How can we get the jua-kali artisan automating their accounts. An opportunity for cloud-services right here to allow these guys to use online accounting systems, along the spirit of the Safaricom M-Ledger (keeps records of your moblie money records in the cloud at minimal cost.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71759">d) Regional Export: Apart from Seven Seas who have tried to reach regional markets, we need to seem more indegenious ICT companies being supported by gova to venture abroad. In other words we need a policy framework for encouraging this rather than leave it to :- 'whom do you know in government' type of environment.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71860">e) Loca Assembly/Device Manufacturing: We need an EPZ model for the light manufacturing industry. I suspect there is a comprehensive government paper on Special Econ Zones on the same but never seen the light of day. What could be the bottleneck? Lets find out and unlock.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71319" dir="ltr"><span>walu. </span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71320"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71325" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71324"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71323"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71322"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71321"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71489"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> jwalu@yahoo.com <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 27, 2016 7:42 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] Draft National ICT Policy Discussions Day 5 of 10: How to Develop the local ICT Industry<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466854082216_71327"><br>Listers,<br><br>As was the case last week, feel free to contribute on previous<br>threads as long as you pick the corresponding title. Also remember,<br>if you wish to directly edit the Draft ICT policy, visit Jadili<br>platform (<a href="http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy" target="_blank">http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy</a>),<br>register and post.<br><br>So onto todays theme:<br><br>* eCommerce, National Addressing System<br>* Local eBusiness,<br>* BPOs<br>* Investment incentives (Equity Shares)<br>* ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises)<br>* ICT regional export incentives<br>* Local Device Manufacturing<br><br>The Background:<br><br>Building new ICT enterprises while integrating ICTs in existing<br>enterprises, particularly the SMEs will accelerate the overall<br>productivity of our economy while increasing the percentage<br>Contribution of ICT to the national GDP.<br><br>Previous attempts to play in the BPO sector have been made but this<br>has not yet played out successfully. Additionally very few indigenous<br>ICT firms exist, let alone venture out to the regional markets.<br>Attempts to have a vibrant local assembly/manufacturing of consumer<br>goods or devices (phones, tablets, laptops) seem also seems stunted.<br><br>What policies, strategies should we propose? We would like to hear<br>your views over the next 12hrs.<br><br>Thank you<br><br>-- <br>Barrack O. 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