Eric We shall partner where we can to ensure availability of information and knowledge that can assist ICT sector development. There are numerous bodies out there dealing with different aspects and initiatives concerning ICT. ICT is a very large and cross-cutting area. The board has responsibility specifically for developing and positioning Kenya as an ICT destination. This is in addition to bandwidth infrastructure capacity support under KTCIP. The Team at the Board will ensure that we are aware of these so that we do not duplicate. When we sense a glaring need or where stakeholders determine a need, we shall ensure we drive the research to get the knowledge. Just as an example of Initiatives that we are aware of. 1. The Export Promotion Council is working with Commonwealth Secretariate to develop a country strategy for the export of services. They have identified BPO as the sector with their highest growth potential. As part if this extensive work which has taken the better of 7 months, they have determined the market size in Kshs terms of different sub-sectors> BPO Exports in Kenya is USD 90 M. 2. The Ministry of Youth has just launched theYouth and ICT Action Plan for Kenya developed with assistance from Microsoft. 3. Novatech / EU- Proinvest ICT investment support for Africa (report on ict board website www.ict.go.ke). regards On 3/17/08, Eric Osiakwan <[email protected]> wrote:
Paul,
I would submit that the ICT Board is better placed to do some of these sectorial studies with empirical basis to attract business and show resource allocation.
Eric here
On 17 Mar 2008, at 10:46, Paul Kukubo wrote:
Kai
Is there any public analysis or research on actual bandwidth utilization by sector? i.e.. Agriculture vs say Banking? And web browsing vs. Infrastructure facilitation.
Who is using what bandwidth and for what?
As we promote outsourcing and ICT industries, the conversation will shift from bandwidth availability to its exploitation by the common mwananchi
The ICT board is spending time in many forums explaining this exciting opportunity to ICT business and entrepreuners as it unfolds. We must spread the message that business and entreprenuers must be ready when the cable lands.
Regards
Paul Kukubo ICT Board Sent from my BlackBerry(R) smartphone provided by Celtel Kenya
-----Original Message----- From: "Kai Wulff" <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:09:27 To:[email protected] Cc:KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands
Walu,
like all other initiatives we have supported, KDN is seeing it as an enabler for the market and our approach is not profit driven (of course we want to
recover the investment).
There will be more than enough capacity on this cable as on Seacom, so fully redundant connectivity for the market will be the rule!
Kai ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walubengo" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 09:07 Subject: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands
The current issue of The EastAfrican claims that the government submarine fiber project is to be transferred to the initial co-financiers : Safaricom, KDN, Jamii, amongst others.
Will the eventual majority shareholders - essentially the private sector - operate the cable on Open Access principles? Specifically, the following questions arise.
1. Will the cable be open for direct connectivity (at the source in MSA) to other future telco players?
2. Will the price of connecting to the international fiber be driven by profit-motives or will it be based on the 'cost-of-operating-the-fiber' basis.
3. What modalities exist for future investors who may wish to own part of the fiber maybe 2 or 5years after the cable is operational- or will this thing be a closed-club to the original financiers once the cable becomes operational? (remember the consortium approach of EASSy?)
4. What are the steps involved in transparently transferring this public resource into private sector?
just wondering...
walu.
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