The government has moved to split state broadcaster Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) into two companies —public and commercial— in line with proposed recommendations in a draft ICT policy.
The proposed changes are contained in the draft National ICT policy June 2016.
KBC’s Managing Director Waithaka Waihenya said the move is aimed at making the corporation more competitive while at the same time protecting its role of informing the public without the headache of pursuing profits.
Read on:-
@ToepistaKBC holds alot of historical content that should be digitized and made available to those interested. I know alot of guys in the diaspora who would want to have old music that is not easily available and footage that goes way back to 1963.Is it possible as a strategy to compel the National broadcaster (assuming it still gets support from the exchequer) to digitize content that is of national and cultural value to this country, and make it easily available to the public and local broadcasters? Say at a subsidized cost to cater or admin costs?RgdsGG
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:46:25 +0000
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure
From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
CC: nabusoba@yahoo.com
To: ggithaiga@hotmail.comMy thoughts about local content and archival materialMost media houses emphasize fresh and new content and may regard archive material as old. Yet archive material can be repackaged and replayed after months even years (I like what foreign media do with their archives) while Kenyan media have units on almost all social subjects they score dismally on archival material which inform our past and future in all almost all aspects.When it comes to archiving of content especially broadcast some media houses are still grappling with the use of ICT’s. Media houses need a policy on archived content (if lacking-KBC's is hazy and adhoc), if they have such a policy then obviously it’s not functional and needs revamping. Individuals and institutions in need of archived content (from media houses) have a difficult time accessing that content even when they have the money to purchase and often forcd to resort to dubious means to access.Toepista
From: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
To: nabusoba@yahoo.com
Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:25 AM
Subject: [kictanet] Dy 2 of 10: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure
I want to thank those who took time to send views on Day1 topic. It is not too late to add more views on Day1 topic. Just ensure you post the contribution against the correct title.Today we move to Day2 theme: How to Develop ICT Info-Structure.*Local Content,*Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData*Local Application DevelopmentBackground:Info-structure is what runs on the physical infrastructure. Having empty cables with no activity is evidence of missing or under-developed infrastructure. Additionally, some bandwidth activity maybe irrelevant and may not add value to the socio-economic agenda of the nation.So today we talk about what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant local content industry. Content includes broadcast (film), blogs, websites, etc. We need to hear about the incentives we need to facilitate content creators & application developers work.How should Government Open-Data, River-wood and other Creative initiatives impact local content economy? What policy and strategy interventions can unlock the local content economy?There is no right or wrong way of saying what you want to be captured. We have a Secretariate that will extract and frame the issue in a suitable policy or strategy format.We have 1 Day on this topic. Dont fear, just fungua roho :-).walu._______________________________________________
kictanet mailing list
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/nabusoba%40yahoo.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.
_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list 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/ggithaiga%40hotmail.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.
_______________________________________________
kictanet mailing list
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/info%40alyhussein.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.