Dear Paul,<div><br></div><div>Many thanks for this. I have had a chance to look through the document.</div><div><br></div><div>The strategic pillar is pretty good. I particularly like the Digital Economy Development especially with regard to the SME sector.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We have recently launched into the market a cloud SME business management tool called OpenBusiness (<a href="http://www.openbusiness.co.ke">www.openbusiness.co.ke</a>). You can have a look at it.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I am very glad to see the work you and the ICT board are steering. Kenyan SMEs are responding to the siren call of the regional market and effectively positioning themselves especially in the Common Market for East and Central Africa (COMESA) region. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Enabling SMEs run their operations smoothly and efficiently is really one of the invaluable ways we in the ICT sector can collectively boost in the digital economy development. The SME sector needs affordable operational tools.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I notice emphasis on partnerships in the delivery of key outcomes in the masterplan. We already engaged in PPPs especially to facilitate compliance and ease of doing business. We are happy to engage in this.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Again, very well done!</div><div><br></div><div>NB: I am volunteering in one of the strategic committees &gt; Development of ICT Businesses.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Muthoni</div><div>
<br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Paul Kukubo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke" target="_blank">pkukubo@ict.go.ke</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Listers<div><br></div><div>The Kenya ICT Board wishes to invite comments towards the completion of the Kenya ICT Masterplan 2012-2017 being developed on bhealf of the Ministry of Information and Communication.<div><br></div>

<div>The link to view the draft can be found here.  We shall also be finalizing a Facebook page to receive comments on the same.<br><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/110892993/Kenya-ICT-Masterplan-2012-2017-For-Review" style="line-height:normal;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://www.scribd.com/doc/110892993/Kenya-ICT-Masterplan-2012-2017-For-Review</font></a><br dir="ltr">

</div><div><br>We propose to open this out for comment for 10 days after which we shall commence the process of editing and finalisation.</div></div></div><div><br></div><div>This review process follows several review forums where the summary masterplan has been presented to various stakeholders for comment including workshops, conferences.</div>

<div><br></div><div>We welcome comments and proposals through this forum in order to enrich and complete this process.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>CEO</div><div>Paul Kukubo<span></span></div>

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