<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>I like the way page 28 of the strategy document outlines policy focus for each of the 7 thematic areas. However, one cant fail to notice the pending policies that are critical for promotion of broadband. What is the status of these documents? <br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 13.5pt;line-height:115%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>•<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">Critical
Infrastructure<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 13.5pt;line-height:115%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>•<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">Revised
sector regulations<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 13.5pt;line-height:115%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>•<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">ICT
policy<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 13.5pt;line-height:115%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>•<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">Enforcement
of the Copyright Act<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 13.5pt;line-height:115%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>•<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">Kenya
Industrial Property Act</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We should also have a framework that structures how these policies feed into each other to minimize overlaps and wastage of resources. <br></p>
</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 1:35 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you Listers, we have had a great debate so far. There are so many issues that have remained hanging on the first thread. I hope we can continue debate on those issues, and tie the loose ends.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We will move on to broadband policies.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000">Here is a brief background. </font>Kenya enacted a National Broadband Strategy in 2013. This was updated to the <a href="https://ca.go.ke/public-consultation-on-the-national-broadband-strategy-for-kenya/" target="_blank">Draft National Broadband Strategy 2023</a> that takes into account recent technological, industry trends and market realities. The Draft strategy went through public participation in March 2019. It covers; Infrastructure and connectivity, Content services and applications, Policy - regulations and Legislation, Capacity building and innovations, Broadband devices, Finance and investment, Privacy and Security, Role of stakeholders in expanding broadband penetration, Governance and delivery framework. The outcome of the public participation has not been released to the public by the National Broadband Strategy Steering Committee. We hope to get an update on that.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We also have the ICT Policy 2006, and the yet to be ratified Draft ICT policy 2016. The ICT policy should be the overarching policy on which the other policies in the sector branch from. Probably we will get an explanation on how new ICT related strategies are being drafted without an updated ICT policy.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">This leads to the following questions:</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol><li>How is the sector regulated and what complimentary policies are in place?</li><li>What complimentary laws and regulations are in place that either stifle, or promote broadband? <br></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">How is the business environment for those who want to venture into provision of broadband services? </span> </li><li>What policy interventions can be put in place to promote broadband uptake?</li></ol><p></p><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Looking forward to a great policy day.</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Sincerely,</span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_4878218184085085321gmail_signature">______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva<br><br></div></div></div></div>
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