Vitalis, Brother Siganga and Kamotho are best placed to comment on your post. Ndemo.
For effective and long term strategic development, the system needs to be looked at as a whole, from "helicopter view, or bird's eye view perspective. The right hand needs to know what the left is doing. Duplication of roles and many centres of powers can only deter development. Starting from the global perspective, it was a big debate to arrive at the jus the name "Information, Commuinications and Techonologies." It took the world nations a number of forums and numerous dicussions and dialogue sessions, before a concensus could be reached to coin the name, ICT. The main reason was the the complexity due rapidly changing technologcal innovations, the changing needs of the people, the needs for governments to develop policicies, etc., Some polcies were were based on comand-and-control sytems approach, in the indutries or sub-sectors, in what is now commonly known as the ICT sector. At the beginning the indutry boundaries were distinct, mainly revolving around telecommunications and broadcasting. The life was easy because the enviroment was stable and the future was easily predicable. With the techlological innovations in computing and communications, and the converegence of variuous technologies, industry boundaries have become more maleable. This this is a challenge as well as an oppotunity that we are facing and need to be addressed, at all times. There is need for an umbrella body "from a bird's eye view perspective " to guide in formulation and coordination of strategies in ICT sector to achieve the long-term national objectives. Otherwise we will end-up with fragmented development plans, with very little impact on the sytem as whole at the national level.  Â
Controbutions have been made including mentioning about professional bodies/assocaiations in othe fields, e.g. ICPAK, KMA, etc. Also there are variuos governmental authorities in this country. Apart from the ICT Board, there are the Roads Boad, Coffee Board, etc. which may or may not be professionally based. However, it is important to note that ICT is wide %
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