Thanks Francis. All in all. I think such initiative is whats needed to create a better foundation for the adoption of ICT in the education sector. The same pupils will join the university and appreciate the advancement in technology rather than stick to old dusty books (aint saying that the books are irrelevant in education). Then they will graduate and join the teaching fraternity with a better culture of appreciating technological change. probably it will be the year 2030. Aint saying that the current teachers do not apprecitate this culture, but rather the pupils will live to foresee a better advancement and even better, initiate the change in the future with better innovations in ICT. I am sure most people in the list are familiar with the 'definition of vision', which I have (not so poorly) described above. If we have a responsiblity here: What is then our mission? --- On Tue, 9/18/12, Francis Hook <[email protected]> wrote: From: Francis Hook <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [kictanet] The State Of Internet Access In Our Schools & Kenya’s Global Ranking In A Hyper-Connected World To: "meshack emakunat" <[email protected]> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 2:19 AM Hi MeshackI think you mean Kenya ICT Board with regard to Wezesha?RgdsFrancis On 18 September 2012 11:35, meshack emakunat <[email protected]> wrote: Dear listers I really admired the Wezesha initiative from Orange TKL. The program enabled university students to own laptops and therefore enhanced education in the universities. I think the same idea can be used in secondary and primary schools and may require proper monitoring due to the diverse nature of the contents in the internet. --- On Mon, 9/17/12, Ali Hussein <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ali Hussein <[email protected]> Subject: [kictanet] The State Of Internet Access In Our Schools & Kenya’s Global Ranking In A Hyper-Connected World To: [email protected] Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 17, 2012, 7:55 PM Listers Last week I visited a school run by an NGO called New Dawn Kenya www.newdawnkenya.com. The school is in an informal settlement in the affluent Runda residential area. The appetite for education and knowledge among the students was a thing of beauty to see. These are extremely disadvantaged young people with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. What struck home for me was that the majority of them had never accessed information on the Internet. This issue is an emotional one for me. As a hyper-connected Kenyan I have always taken for granted access to the Internet for the last few years. Over the last few years Internet usage and penetration levels have increased phenomenally. Read on: http://alyhussein.com/2012/09/the-state-of-internet-access-in-our-schools-ke... Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPad -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [email protected] https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/memakunat%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 [email protected] https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/francis.hook%40gmail.c... 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. -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561