Let us also be realistic in our expectations of solutions -in toto- from the Board. I am aware of powerfully transforming initiatives they are implementing quietly because sometimes, "whatever is good must be done well and quietly." The ICT Board is so important to all Kenya! On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo@ict.go.ke> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
I assure everyone that we have taken notice of your views. We recognise the need to communicate more widely and to this effect, I have asked our Head of Communication to adopt this mailing list as a formal medium to regularly relay the board's programs with immediate effect.
On the specific issues raised here, our Head of Communication will relay an appropriate response as soon as we have completed our review of the issues raised.
I propose that this include regular updates, on a formal basis, from the specific sector bodies which the Board provides partial support to, as a way of creating a complete picture.
Kind regards
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.or.ke> wrote:
I think we need a "holding companies to account" intervention in the ICT industry or "score card" intervention. South Africa has successfully introduced it in local authorities, which is scored by the public.
This should apply across the board in the industry, not just to the ICT Board.
Maybe a quarterly newsletter or equivalent from the ICT Board would help keep everyone abreast of any achievements...or progress towards concrete achievements. It has been rather quiet
On the mandate issue, I think it needs to be reviewed if BPO is the only mandate...ICT4D is certainly much broader and other strategies to get broad-based development (including in rural areas) needs to be considered. I worry that we might be too "centre focussed" other than the Digital Villages, which are yet to be rolled out to rural and remote areas.
Edith
-----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of waudo siganga Sent: 08 August 2008 09:43 To: eadera@idrc.or.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT/BPO Marketing Strategy
Hi - I think that the ICT Board, being a public entity owes a duty of reply in cases where questions are directed at it - and that includes the one from Wambui. Why has the Board fallen into a "Do Not Resopond Syndrome"? There must be a communications person there or a PRO being paid from public funds and they should do their job! Can we have an official response to Wambui's concerns FROM THE ICT BOARD. Waudo
On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 23:07:01 -0700 (PDT), "John Walubengo" <jwalu@yahoo.com> said:
Hey Wambui,
No offense meant with regard to BPO. Its just that your concerns were beginning to sound somewhat personal than generic. As Otuoma mentions in another mail, there seems to be things beyond the ICTBoard that could be effected - e.g on Bandwidth susbsidies because of pending funds from World Bank...
walu. NB: and by the way, this Richard guy if I could speak for him, is actually still in the BPO industry, he simply diversified into non-bandwidth intensive processes and in the interim focuses in Backoffice rather than bandwidth intensive Call-center operations. He does for example, data transcripting, research, training, etc). Something to keep you busy as you await bigger things.
--- On Thu, 8/7/08, Wambui Wakarema <wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: Wambui Wakarema <wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT/BPO Marketing Strategy To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 7:10 PM Walu
BPO will not take me to heaven, but is a pillar of Vision 2030 and is an industry that can create thousands of new jobs in Kenya. i am surprised at your flippant attitude.
If the ICT Board cannot deliver on this very important mandate, then Kenya risks losing out on an industry that can be a very large revenue generator for this country. Our competitors, like South Africa, Mauritius, India, Egypt, are working overtime to position themselves to the markets out there. If Kenya doesnt position itself at this time, we shall lose out.
Richard Mwangi's challenges (whichever they were) are besides the point. Kenya needs to put in much effort if this industry is to become a force to reckon with.
Wambui
--- On Thu, 7/8/08, John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT/BPO Marketing Strategy To: wambuiwakarema@yahoo.co.uk Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, 7 August, 2008, 2:38 PM
Wambui,
....without defending the ICTBoard (am trying to look for their ToRs before passing judgement), I can only observe that you seem to be single-minded and persistent on this BPO thing...
my general and non-ICT advice is that keep your eyes open - if BPO wont take you to heaven, am sure something else you maybe refusing to see will. God (or is it the ICTBoard?) may have shut the BPO door for you, but just look around and you will probably see many other opportunities.
Richard of richard@northwestoffshore.com, a BPO company who is on this list had similar challenges and he did manage to work around them. Reach him out in case he prefers to keep his silence on the list.
walu.
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