Evans, If you see the article shared by Muthoni, it points to major technical hitches even at demo stage which in most cases usually is spick and span. The question in that article are critical. Edith ________________________________________ From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of Evans Ikua [ikua.evans@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:42 AM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Edith, I beg to differ. Its not ICT that has failed here. Its the processes. Just throwing some expensive servers and plenty of bandwidth at a problem will not solve it. The top leadership has to fully understand their organization's ICT strategy. They have to internalize the opportunities that technology brings to the table, as well as the inherent risks that come with it. This cannot be left to techies, however good they may be. The reason being that if the organization that you lead fails (and the reason was technology), its you who is answerable, not the techies. This is the spirit of IT Governance. It would be interesting to know if the IEBC commissioners fully understand the risks of the technologies that they are relying on. Let us not blame the technology. Evans On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca>> wrote: Listers, It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is given a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral process, ICT has failed SPECTACULARLY! what went wrong? Edith _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ikua.evans%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- ---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua, lanetconsulting.com<http://lanetconsulting.com>, lpi-eastafrica.org<http://lpi-eastafrica.org>, ict-innovation.fossfa.net<http://ict-innovation.fossfa.net>, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831