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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,</p><p class=MsoNormal> the UK digital strategy for education is based on raspberry pi.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The have gone beyond assisting the young ones to be computer literate to teaching them programming on raspberry pi.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Raspberry pi is also being used to introduce students to electronics and robotics.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, January 25, 2017 11:42 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke">Ngigi Waithaka</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Taking the digital dividends to the constituenciesfor prosperity</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tony,</p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I still think the Raspberry Pi would have made a much better alternative than Tablets.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tablets IMO do not inspire deep learning, they are more entertainment devices than work devices (Try programming with a Tablet). </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>They are also at greater risk of getting spoilt due to their mobility. And if a kid drops one, that's it! Completely dead unless someone gets a replacement screen.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Now, look at the Raspberry Kits out there. Cheap, even cheaper to replace incase anything goes wrong and much hardier than tablets. Most importantly Raspberry inspire learning, starting with a kid seeing how a computer gets put together.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For mobility, how about a kid could even carry the Raspberry home and connect to their home tv?</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>At these costs, and adding a Ksh 5K monitor, you have a 10K machine that's very versatile.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Have a look at some sample kits from here ( <a href="https://www.raspberrypistarterkits.com">https://www.raspberrypistarterkits.com</a> )</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vilros-Raspberry-Complete-Starter-Black/dp/B00MV6TAJI">https://www.amazon.com/Vilros-Raspberry-Complete-Starter-Black/dp/B00MV6TAJI</a></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-3-ultimate-kit.html">https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-3-ultimate-kit.html</a></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What I also find interesting is how developed economies are pushing their Kids to Raspberry Pi-type devices which are ideal for learning, as we push our kids towards consumer type devices (Tablets)</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Waithaka Ngigi</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.at.co.ke">www.at.co.ke</a> </p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Tony White via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Eric,<br><br>I'm in full agreement with your suggestion - but this should be in<br>addition to the '40 tablets'. Raspberry Pis, whilst low cost, also<br>need TVs as monitors, keyboards, mice, power supplies, cables. It<br>would be a maintenance nightmare!<br><br>So - there should be 'maker space' provided in addition for mebbe 5<br>Pis, with breadboards, components, and a RasPi teacher following the<br>recently released curriculum for the RasPi.<br><br>We can but dream ;)<br><br>Cheers,<br>Tony</p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>On 24/01/2017, Eric Mwangi via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>> While this cool - I was fortunate to sit with his team and talked about<br>> Ajira and this particular project. However my suggestion then and still is -<br>> why not install Rasberrry PI's to create a development culture and cost a<br>> fraction to tablets?<br>><br>> Eric<br>> <a href="http://www.vaultglobal.co.uk" target="_blank">www.vaultglobal.co.uk</a><br>><br>> Sent from my iPhone<br>><br>>> On 24 Jan 2017, at 12:59, Collins Areba via kictanet<br>>> <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Interesting read, I actually have a question:<br>>><br>>> What is the current state of Business Process outsourcing in this country?<br>>> I remember there was a time when this was a tune everyone was singing as<br>>> justification for landing five (or is it six) submarine cables. A few<br>>> years down the line, have these industries taken off? Is there<br>>> quantifiable lessons to learn from these? Do the same , or more business<br>>> opportunities exist for the same or different kind of platforms?<br>>><br>>> On making access affordable and available, Would it make better sense to<br>>> expand the mandate of Kenet? To somehow tap into their experience to have<br>>> them extend internet to schools, polytechnics, etc, and provide more<br>>> funding (government, USF, Private sector) in a single channel to manage<br>>> delivery of connectivity to academia.<br>>><br>>> My $2.<br>>><br>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet<br>>> <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>>>> Listers<br>>>><br>>>> An interesting article penned by our very own CS. Insightful and needed.<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> Taking the digital dividends to the constituencies for prosperity<br>>>><br>>>> I'm hoping that the Abdis, The Kamaus, The Karisa, The Poghishios, The<br>>>> Omaris, The Nyachaes...(You get the drift..) in the farthest corners of<br>>>> Kenya - From Wajir to Kakuma to Lamu will access Broadband everywhere and<br>>>> anywhere sooner rather than later.<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> Regards<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> Ali Hussein<br>>>> Principal<br>>>> Hussein & Associates<br>>>><br>>>> Tel: +254 713 601113<br>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim<br>>>> Skype: abu-jomo<br>>>> LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><br>>>><br>>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,<br>>>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,<br>>>> Nairobi, Kenya.<br>>>><br>>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely<br>>>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the<br>>>> organizations that I work with.<br>>>></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> kictanet mailing list<br>>>> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>>>> <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>>>> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>>>> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br>>>><br>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at<br>>>> <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/arebacollins%40gmail.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/arebacollins%40gmail.com</a><br>>>><br>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform<br>>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and<br>>>> regulation. 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