<div dir="auto">I think another challenge is information dissemination. Senate can review and task counties to use websites & ICTs more effectively to provide information to the public and also relevant egov services. To support this, the counties need to invest in research, information collection analysis and reporting. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Counties should be tasked to invest in their mini bureaus of statistics and information dissemination offices. CA should also be encouraged  to provide county based data in their quarterly statistics report.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Standardisation and <span style="font-family:sans-serif">interoperability of</span> ICT systems in use will be critical. Use of ICTs can also be encouraged to tackle problems in education, health etc. </div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto">Otherwise without accurate information, it may be difficult to assess the real impact of devolution and to make evidence-based public policy decisions.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Victor</div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 Feb 2018 21:29, "Adam Lane via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I mean rather than use technology better for managing the government or providing government services, focus on how citizens can use technology better to improve
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">So facilitate access and support private/non-profit sector to provide digital information and services for citizens. Sometimes government should do less and facilitate
 more (not that government is yet providing a lot of great solutions (information or technology) in health, agriculture, education, transport, commerce etc). There are a lot of such solutions out there that the government can facilitate and support to be more
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> kictanet [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Badam.lane" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+adam.<wbr>lane</a>=<a href="mailto:huawei.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">huawei.com@lists.<wbr>kictanet.or.ke</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>kanini mutemi via kictanet<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 05, 2018 6:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Adam Lane <<a href="mailto:adam.lane@huawei.com" target="_blank">adam.lane@huawei.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> kanini mutemi <<a href="mailto:kaninimutemi@gmail.com" target="_blank">kaninimutemi@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Day 1 of Talk to the Senate (2017-2022 Priorities)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">@Ali, quite a radical stance on USF but I would say in this instance, radical is welcome. Just to further that thought, what would be the structure of a devolved USF (picking lessons from the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">@Adam, this caught my eye:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 5:56 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 5:25 PM, Adam Lane via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Expanding the focus of ICT in Counties from something that supports the County operations (i.e. internal), to something that drives the County’s development (i.e. external)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Abuse/poor use of internet and/or internet driving more negative behaviors or habits (such as hate speech, betting etc)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Some of the opportunities include:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">PDTP type programs in Counties that provide private and public sector with new ideas and eager/capable youth whilst also providing youth with meaningful work experience</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Open innovation from county government with local start-ups, businesses and youth to find solutions to existing problems</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Government using own budget to seed/incentivize solutions (as the largest customer/puchaser locally)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Government being aware of existing solutions and rolling them out (many apps already exist, just they lack marketing and consumer awareness which the government can help)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Government approving/certifying certain solutions/apps so they can be used in public sector and trusted by consumers in regard their content</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Improving CIDPs: better use of ICT, and better engagement with ecosystem in developing CIDPs to improve alignment and use of best available products</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Broadband for public institutions (health, education, police etc)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1f497d">Regards</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> kictanet [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Badam.lane" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+adam.<wbr>lane</a>=<a href="mailto:huawei.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">huawei.com@lists.<wbr>kictanet.or.ke</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>kanini mutemi via kictanet<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 05, 2018 7:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Adam Lane <<a href="mailto:adam.lane@huawei.com" target="_blank">adam.lane@huawei.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> kanini mutemi <<a href="mailto:kaninimutemi@gmail.com" target="_blank">kaninimutemi@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Day 1 of Talk to the Senate (2017-2022 Priorities)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#454545">Welcome to Day 1 of 'Talk to the Senate'. This must have been what the framers of the Constitution had in mind when they
 entrenched public participation as a key constitutional principle- an opportunity for us to make a case on what we think ought to be the Senate's priority 2017-2022. I therefore encourage that we all participate in this session and look forward to an animated
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#454545">As Grace had briefed us on Friday, we will have a three day discussion focusing on the counties and opportunities for intervention
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#454545">This being the first day, our goal is to bring out issues of concern in the counties as far as ICT is concerned. Once we
 have these, we will proceed to make proposals on how the Senate may be of help in resolving these issues on Day 2. On Day 3, we will discuss how to foster engagements between the ICT community and the legislature. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#454545">This is our guiding question for today–</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue">What do you consider to be the ICT </span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue">      (a) challenges; </span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue">      (b) risks; and </span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue">      (c) opportunities in the counties?</span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#454545">As well, if there are ICT success stories coming out of the counties, feel free to highlight them. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#454545">We are honoured to have Senator Abshiro Halake (Vice Chairperson, Senate ICT Committee) on the list. Senator, karibu sana. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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