Hi Walu, My comments inline. Regards,
Summary feedback on Human Capital was as follows with detailed document attached.
*a) 41% of the respondents felt that the government had provided sufficient ICT opportunities for the youth to a moderate extent. 30% however felt youth opportunities had not been effectively provided, while 27% felt it had been done to a large extent.*
I look forward though to the day when we move from quantity matters( how many youth were provided with opportunities) to quality matters (who are these youth? how did the opportunities change their communities? has providing youth with opportunities helped us to curb rural urban migration etc)
*b) 58% of the respondents felt that the DLP (Laptop Project) will have a positive impact to a very large extent. 30% felt it would be a moderate impact while 12% think it will have little or no impact.*
I have great faith in the DLP project. I hope that by the time DLP children complete KCPE, many will be curious about technology and that those who join youth polytechnics will be able to assemble rudimentary computers, or whatever we shall be calling them in those days.
*c) 40% of the respondents felt that tertiary institutions were, to a moderate extent providing the requisite skill set for the ICT industry. 34% felt they were to a large extent providing these skills while 24% felt they were not.*
Maybe it is a bigger problem with the education system but really, the gap between graduates and markets still exists. I wonder what impact technical education through TIVETs and Technical universities is having in bridging the gap . And overall, what tech is coming out of universities anyway since the role of the universities cannot be relegated to merely churning graduates....
*d) 40% of the respondents felt that Konza City will have a positive impact to a very large extent. 21% felt it will be a moderate impact while 25% think it will have no impact.*
Konza city will also have non ICT related impacts....most obvious being the value of land around that area.
*e) Provide general ICT literacy programmes to the public, Coding as a skill to all students – irrespective of discipline, Continuity in government offices (rather than sabotage of previous holder initiatives), Improve Academia- Government-Industry linkages, Cryptography training, Identify and support Technology Universities, Promote Incubation Center, Have mechanisms to weed out ICT quacks, Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT Trainings, Digitization of key services - police occurrence books, land registries should be availed to the youth.*
In addition, let Government lead from the front by purchasing/promoting local ICT products....Is there an e-citizen app yet?
Toa maoni (let hear your reactions)
walu.
------------------------------ *From:* Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> *To:* Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:47 AM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues
Listers,
We welcome more feedback on day 1 discussions on how we have performed as an industry in 2016 . We will start day two this afternoon after providing a summary of day ones discussion should we receive feedback by then.
Best Regards
On 11/28/16, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Walu,
Many thanks for the email. My humble opinion is that generally the government and related agencies have made great efforts in investing in ICT's. However it is worth noting that government is never good at marketing itself or communicating and i guess this is where the Ministry and related agencies need to pay attention. For example the issue of IFMIS has really been misunderstood. Software should never be blamed for fraud , people commit Fraud. We should always remember that ICT's are a means to an end and not an end in themselves.
Regards
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