Competing on a level playing ground is not prudent, some situations demand reliability. Experience & ability in handling the unexpected in a timely manner. Besides, it also ensures the Govt. that the applicant’s business is a going concern. Kind regards, Ken Mwaura. Public & Private Cloud Consultant Kusi Lane, off 3rd Parklands Avenue.| Mobile +254 738959900, +254 723650688. We enable you decide when, where and how you want to interact with business. From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mwaura.kenn=gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Conrad Akunga Sent: 29 May 2013 15:12 To: Ken Mwaura Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Connected KE: Kenyan Tech companies seek more involvement in govt projects If local companies are as good as they fondly believe to be, why should they want preferential treatment? I would think a more robust solution is for unnecessary barriers to entry like "10 million turnover" and "8 years audited accounts" be removed so that everyone competes on a level playing field. Mediocrity lies at the end of any road when any criteria other than A Game is considered. — On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com <mailto:rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com> > wrote: For the last five years, there has been a common chorus among local tech companies; they want more of the large government contracts. We all want a piece of that large cake. Most of the money spent on government tech projects has gone to large corporations like Oracle, SAP, IBM etc. With the big budgetary requirements, many companies are locked out of these projects. The talk of technology transfer has been on for so long but the international companies just set up local branches, poach the guys from the local companies and move on. Its a competitive environment and the options look minimal. Read more....... http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/05/kenyan-tech-companies-seek-more-involvement...