<div dir="ltr"><div>Interesting reading this. Here are some thoughts.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.3pt"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:rgb(251,0,7)">a) 41% of the respondents felt
that the government had provided sufficient ICT opportunities for the youth to
a moderate extent. 30% however felt youth opportunities had not been
effectively provided, while 27% felt it had been done to a large extent.</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif">Comment: Not clear what ‘sufficient ICT opportunities’ means. But the question
is whether all youth, rural- or urban-based, have the same opportunities. One
area is about access to Internet. Since access is currently in the hands of
private telcos, is there a place for a public access provider (in the same way
that KBC is a public media broadcaster) that can ensure some kind of access for
all? <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16pt"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:rgb(251,0,7)"><br></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16pt"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:rgb(251,0,7)">c) 40% of the respondents
felt that tertiary institutions were, to a moderate extent providing the
requisite skill set for the ICT industry. 34% felt they were to a large extent
providing these skills while 24% felt they were not.</span></i><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif">Comment: A rather
optimistic response, I thought.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">There
may be internet infrastructure and access at universities through KENET for
example. But the training provided at tertiary institutions on ICTs is another
matter. First of all, what kind of training? If it’s technical (learning how to
use/apply hardware and software), it’s probably restricted to particular programs
e.g. Computer Science. But training should also include some literacy e.g. being
ethical with ICTs, privacy considerations, etc. It should also not only be for
students, but for faculty and staff as well. A few years ago there was a big
push to include HIV/AIDS information within university curricula. Mainstreaming
HIV/AIDS, I think was the term used. A similar thing could be done with ICT
technical and literacy training, availed to students, staff and faculty. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16pt"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:rgb(251,0,7)">e) Provide general ICT
literacy programmes to the public, Coding as a skill to all students –
irrespective of discipline, Continuity in government offices (rather than
sabotage of previous holder initiatives), Improve Academia- Government-Industry
linkages, Cryptography training, Identify and support Technology Universities,
Promote Incubation Center, Have mechanisms to weed out ICT quacks, Provide ICT
scholarships, Standardize ICT Trainings, Digitization of key services - police
occurrence books, land registries should be availed to the youth.</span></i><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black">Comment: Encourage research on tech in academia. Too much of this
is happening in the private sector which has narrow research interests.
Supporting research in universities broadens what, who, and where is
researched. The improvement of
academia-government-industry linkages could incorporate this. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black">Encourage the digital sharing of state-held data and link it to the
new Freedom of Information Act that ensures citizens can gain access to information
held in publicly funded institutions e.g the OB book, budgets and their usage,
etc.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p></div><div><br><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 4:26 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:helveticaneue,"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602"><span>Thanx Barrack,</span></div><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602"><span><br></span></div><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602" dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8821">Looks like Day1 had little reaction/comments. Feel free to belatedly post on Policy, Legal/ Regulatory matters but just keep the correct subject line.</span></div><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602"><span><br></span></div><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602"><span id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8839">Today we to move to Day2a (Human Capital feedback) and Day 2b (Infrastructure feedback to be sent in next email)</span></div><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602"><span><br></span></div><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602">Summary feedback on Human Capital was as follows with detailed document attached.</div><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:16pt;line-height:21.3pt" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8997"><i id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8998"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue";color:rgb(251,0,7)" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8999">a) 41% of the respondents felt that the government had provided
sufficient ICT opportunities for the youth to a moderate extent. 30% however
felt youth opportunities had not been effectively provided, while 27% felt it
had been done to a large extent.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue"" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9000"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:16pt" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9002"><i id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9003"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue";color:rgb(251,0,7)" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9004">b) 58% of the respondents felt that the DLP (Laptop Project)
will have a positive impact to a very large extent. 30% felt it would be a
moderate impact while 12% think it will have little or no impact. </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue"" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9005"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:16pt" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9007"><i id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9008"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue";color:rgb(251,0,7)" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9009">c) 40% of the respondents felt that tertiary institutions were,
to a moderate extent providing the requisite skill set for the ICT industry.
34% felt they were to a large extent providing these skills while 24% felt they
were not.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue"" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9010"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:16pt" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9012"><i id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9013"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue";color:rgb(251,0,7)" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9014">d) 40% of the respondents felt that Konza City will have a
positive impact to a very large extent. 21% felt it will be a moderate impact
while 25% think it will have no impact.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue"" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9015"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8602">
</div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:17.5pt" dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9017"><i id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9018"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue";color:rgb(251,0,7)" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9019">e) Provide general ICT literacy programmes to the public, Coding
as a skill to all students – irrespective of discipline, Continuity in
government offices (rather than sabotage of previous holder initiatives),
Improve Academia- Government-Industry linkages, Cryptography training, Identify
and support Technology Universities, Promote Incubation Center, Have mechanisms
to weed out ICT quacks, Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT Trainings,
Digitization of key services - police occurrence books, land registries should
be availed to the youth.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"helvetica neue"" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9020"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789qtdSeparateBR" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8676">Toa maoni (let hear your reactions)</div><div class="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789qtdSeparateBR" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8676"><br></div><div class="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789qtdSeparateBR" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8676">walu.<br><br></div><div class="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yahoo_quoted" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8675" style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:helveticaneue,"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8674"> <div style="font-family:helveticaneue,"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8673"> <div dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8672"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8734"> <hr size="1" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8733"> <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> Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:47 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues<br> </font> </div> <div class="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789y_msg_container" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_8750"><br>Listers,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">We welcome more feedback on day 1 discussions on how we have<br clear="none">performed as an industry in 2016 . We will start day two this<br clear="none">afternoon after providing a summary of day ones discussion should we<br clear="none">receive feedback by then.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Best Regards<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 11/28/16, Barrack Otieno <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" id="gmail-m_-4336815142133809789yui_3_16_0_1_1480411200667_9186" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> Hi Walu,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Many thanks for the email. My humble opinion is that generally the<br clear="none">> government and related agencies have made great efforts in investing<br clear="none">> in ICT's. However it is worth noting that government is never good at<br clear="none">> marketing itself or communicating and i guess this is where the<br clear="none">> Ministry and related agencies need to pay attention. For example the<br clear="none">> issue of IFMIS has really been misunderstood. Software should never be<br clear="none">> blamed for fraud , people commit Fraud. We should always remember that<br clear="none">> ICT's are a means to an end and not an end in themselves.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Regards<br clear="none"><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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