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Bro. Antoine,
Great reading back from you. I believe together we can, and shall,
overcome.
Best rgrds,
Shem
--- On Fri, 6/27/08, antoine bigirimana <antoine@e-tools.com>
wrote:
From: antoine bigirimana
<antoine@e-tools.com>
Subject: RE: [kictanet] Expensive software systems?
To: shemochuodho@yahoo.com, kiriinya2000@yahoo.com, "'KICTAnet ICT
Policy Discussions'" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Cc: "'New Vision List'" <newvisionkenya@yahoogroups.com>,
"'Haron Wachira'" <hwachira@itakenya.com>
Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 2:57 PM
Hello Shem,
Thank you very much for mentioning SmartGov ERP developed
in Rwanda by E-Tools Rwanda.
Hello All,
The systems developed for USA , Canada and European Union
tend to include many features that are not necessarily
relevant for the East African market and they are also very expensive.
We believe the most cost effective solution for our
developing and poor countries is to use our local talent, supplemented if
need be
by seasoned international experts: more and more these
internationals may even have roots in East Africa . The cost savings are
twofold: support is local and easier; our people are cheaper even when they
earn top salary in our economies: it is not rare to get a ratio of 1 to 5. The
savings could be then used to solve some other urgent problems.
E-Tools Rwanda and E-Tools Kenya are designed to create
any software solution required in the East African region.
antoine
From: Shem Ochuodho
[mailto:shemochuodho@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:55 AM
To: kiriinya2000@yahoo.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Cc: New Vision List; Haron Wachira; Antoine BIGIRIMANA-Yahoo
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Expensive software systems?
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Wesley,
Actually
given the right parameters, even ERP-like software can be locally
developed. The two closest examples of ERP-like systems I have come across
that were 'locally' developed were: a system by Haron Wachira (he
formerly of Diamond Systems - the 1st Kenyan firm to assemble computers) which
I remember being used by a major Tea company through its network, among
others, and Rwanda 's SmartGov. There is a very thin line between these
systems and conventional ERPs.
Btw,
before I even thought that 'hardware' manufacture/assembly is a pipe-dream
for us - until I came across the 'fabless trend' that Nigeria is already
pushing. It is truly cutting-edge technology - and 'knowledge work'. For
those who might not know, in such a scenario, a country/firm that does
not have the technology to 'manufacture' chips/VLSI can still design
systems, and then send designs to places like Malaysia for
production/manufacture of the chips. The 'intelligence' or brain-work
(and hence the money) is not in the manufacture, but in the design,
particularly for products whose value is in the uniqueness/complexity, not
numbers.
In
effect, if the environment is right, it is doable.
Shem
--- On Wed, 6/25/08, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>
wrote:
From:
wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Expensive software systems?
To: "Shem Ochuodho" <shemochuodho@yahoo.com>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 12:55 PM
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