<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">From the findings, my few comments on <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">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.<br>
<br>Comment: Tech and specifically the ICT world is an ever evolving realm, and while therre are basics that remain constant, the institutions have the responsibility to introduce these basics and as a plus, engage the industry directly so that there is synergy and so that somehow the students come out of the labs co-established and supported by the industry such as the specialty labs with coding/startup ecosystems with skills hat can be arbsored directly.<br><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">Does the millennial factor play a lot in this agile system, i think yes and is it time to consider the millennial factor?<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><br>
e) Provide general ICT literacy programmes to the public, Codingas a
skill to all students ? irrespective of discipline, Continuity
ingovernment offices (rather than sabotage of previous holder
initiatives),Improve Academia- Government-Industry linkages,
Cryptography training, Identifyand support Technology Universities,
Promote Incubation Center, Have mechanismsto weed out ICT quacks,
Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT Trainings,Digitization of key
services - police occurrence books, land registries shouldbe availed to
the youth.<br><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">Comment: Digitization of all these legacy systems is a goo start, utilizing the digitized systems should be improved so that efficiency is achieved. Incubation centers are great to the extent that actual output can be measured.<br><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">Regards<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">Rop<br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:36 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet-request@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">Send kictanet mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline" class="gmail_default"></div>Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Human<br>
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:26:24 +0000 (UTC)<br>
From: Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>
To: Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>>, KICTAnet ICT Policy<br>
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Subject: [kictanet] Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback -<br>
Human Capital Feedback<br>
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Thanx Barrack,<br>
Looks like Day1 had little reaction/comments. Feel free to belatedly post on Policy, Legal/ Regulatory matters but just keep the correct subject line.<br>
Today we to move to Day2a (Human Capital feedback) and Day 2b (Infrastructure feedback to be sent in next email)<br>
Summary feedback on Human Capital was as follows with detailed document attached.<br>
a) 41% of the respondents felt that the government had providedsufficient ICT opportunities for the youth to a moderate extent. 30% howeverfelt youth opportunities had not been effectively provided, while 27% felt ithad been done to a large extent.<br>
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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 amoderate impact while 12% think it will have little or no impact.<br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline" class="gmail_default"></div>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 theywere not.<br>
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d) 40% of the respondents felt that Konza City will have apositive impact to a very large extent. 21% felt it will be a moderate impactwhile 25% think it will have no impact.<br>
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e) Provide general ICT literacy programmes to the public, Codingas a skill to all students ? irrespective of discipline, Continuity ingovernment offices (rather than sabotage of previous holder initiatives),Improve Academia- Government-Industry linkages, Cryptography training, Identifyand support Technology Universities, Promote Incubation Center, Have mechanismsto weed out ICT quacks, Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT Trainings,Digitization of key services - police occurrence books, land registries shouldbe availed to the youth.<br>
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Toa maoni (let hear your reactions)<br>
walu.<br>
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From: Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>><br>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:47 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues<br>
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Listers,<br>
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We welcome? more feedback? on day 1 discussions on how we have<br>
performed as an industry in 2016 . We will start day two this<br>
afternoon after providing a summary of day ones discussion should we<br>
receive feedback by then.<br>
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Best Regards<br>
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On 11/28/16, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi Walu,<br>
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> Many thanks for the email. My humble opinion is that generally the<br>
> government and related agencies have made great efforts in investing<br>
> in ICT's. However it is worth noting that government is never good at<br>
> marketing itself or communicating and i guess this is where the<br>
> Ministry and related agencies need to pay attention. For example the<br>
> issue of IFMIS has really been misunderstood. Software should never be<br>
> blamed for fraud , people commit Fraud. We should always remember that<br>
> ICT's are a means to an end and not an end in themselves.<br>
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> Regards<br>
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