<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Barrack</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">One thing that is glaring is that a lot of these work in Silos. A <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">mash up of higher learning institutions, hubs, incubators, accelerators and businesses need to be prioritized to achieve true breakthroughs.</span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Of all the learning institutions I can single out Strathmore as the one closest to achieving true synergies between government, private sector and the start up community. This needs to be emulated by the rest of the country.<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><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hussein & Associates</b></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 0713 601113 / 0770906375</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></span></p><font><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>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</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 27 Jun 2016, at 10:10 PM, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Many thanks Ali, Wangari , Kivuva, Ahmed, Timothy and Walu for your</span><br><span>timely and well thought interventions, i am just wondering how do we</span><br><span>strengthen the Capacity of local Hubs providing mentorship and</span><br><span>incubation such as I lab Africa, I Hub, C4D Lab , LakeHub and Swahili</span><br><span>Box?, are there any policy incentives that can bolster the Capacity of</span><br><span>this Institutions? Is there a way Government initiatives such as Tivet</span><br><span>can be redesigned to promote growth of the local ICT industry from</span><br><span>mashinani?</span><br><span></span><br><span>I look forwad to your comments on the same...</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 6/27/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>A review of the ICT Start-up ecosystem is totally lacking in this policy</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>document. It is imperative that we do a deep dive of this ecosystem and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ensure that private and public/government efforts are aligned. Totally. It</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>is nonsensical to think that this sector will become world class without</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>private, public and government working in tandem.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Some of the areas to look into:-</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>a) Capacity building for entrepreneurs</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>b) A regulatory environment that is super conducive to the ecosystem while</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>protecting the public good.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>c) Access to markets outside the country</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>d) Access to cheap capital.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ali Hussein</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Principal</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hussein & Associates</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent from my iPad</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 27 Jun 2016, at 9:43 PM, Wangari Kabiru via kictanet</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Blessed Monday!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Comments to today's deliberations;</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* eCommerce</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Growth highly tied to financial services as it is about exchange of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>value; innovation, convenience, security</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* National Addressing System</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Building codes as a regulation; may be caught up with new construction</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>works with a requirement to be "digi-compliant" as part of the standard</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>code.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Keep in mind in all Urban cities and townships of rural areas, there are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>sprawling informal settlements and slums - how to apply this otherwise</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>masses are left behind.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Academia front; what courses are ongoing or to be created to support</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- With the massive infrastructural developments, tie up e.g the road works</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>with the fibre works or any other visionary works that support ICT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>developments so that we do not have double work done, e.g airport works,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>SGR railway works</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* Local eBusiness</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* BPOs</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* Investment incentives (Equity Shares)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- For the above, a relook at why we seem to go forward and backwards would</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>be useful. BPOs hype was there not too long ago. I would say we are lazily</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>satisfied with a scratch of the sector.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Create a shift from consumer to mass creator</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Academia would be a great partner to drive this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Firstly SME in Kenya is probably your jua kali outfit</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Anything beyond that is high chances not owned locally or majority of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the ownership</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Taking cognisance of this, the policy must speak into the small nature</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of the Kenyan SME and not camouflage the needs</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Back again to the need to engage closely with the Ministry of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Industrialisation</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*ICT regional export incentives</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- The incentives need to be beyond the East Africa Community</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- i.e make the market BIG which is attractive for trade</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* Local Device Manufacturing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Sincerely this is the turning key for our nation in ICT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Whether Kenya is an attractive manufacturing point or not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- This impacts on the import policies</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Relook, reevaluate, withdraw trade agreements and relations that do not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>allow the true development of ICT manufacturing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Back to interministerial relations on policy matters</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Blessed day!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards/WangariOn Jun 27, 2016 07:42, Barrack Otieno via kictanet</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Listers,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>As was the case last week, feel free to contribute on previous</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>threads as long as you pick the corresponding title. Also remember,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>if you wish to directly edit the Draft ICT policy, visit Jadili</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>platform (<a href="http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy">http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy</a>),</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>register and post.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So onto todays theme:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* eCommerce, National Addressing System</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* Local eBusiness,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* BPOs</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* Investment incentives (Equity Shares)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* ICT regional export incentives</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* Local Device Manufacturing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The Background:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Building new ICT enterprises while integrating ICTs in existing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>enterprises, particularly the SMEs will accelerate the overall</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>productivity of our economy while increasing the percentage</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Contribution of ICT to the national GDP.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Previous attempts to play in the BPO sector have been made but this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>has not yet played out successfully. Additionally very few indigenous</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ICT firms exist, let alone venture out to the regional markets.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Attempts to have a vibrant local assembly/manufacturing of consumer</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>goods or devices (phones, tablets, laptops) seem also seems stunted.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>What policies, strategies should we propose? We would like to hear</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>your views over the next 12hrs.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thank you</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Barrack O. Otieno</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>+254721325277</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>+254733206359</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Skype: barrack.otieno</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>PGP ID: 0x2611D86A</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wangarikabiru%40yahoo.co.uk">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wangarikabiru%40yahoo.co.uk</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>development.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>development.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Barrack O. Otieno</span><br><span>+254721325277</span><br><span>+254733206359</span><br><span>Skype: barrack.otieno</span><br><span>PGP ID: 0x2611D86A</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>