Barrack, I agree with you.
I think one way to endeavour to stay connetcted and engaged in/with the Internet World, is as we talk about creating institutions in Kenya to tackle a variety of issues and sort of build relationship and bring harmony, we need to do the same in/with Kenya's Internet Society. We need to institutionalize the processes that lead/take us where we ant to go. Right now, with the Grand coalition Government, we need to borrow the same idea and build a dynamic colation to tackle the diverse Internet and Internet Governance issues in Kenya. We need a mechanism that will ensure inclusion and participation. As it is, something is lacking. There is a missing link. Can we do something?
Kind regards
John
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Barrack Otieno
<otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Walu, this issue has just been discussed at IGF09 (Internet Governance Economic Recovery and Growth Session), it seems there are many countries battling with the issue. I think incentivising such initiatives would spark some interest.
Regards
i agree. its not awareness...i remember pushing another similar challenge from Microsoft, "Imagine Cup 2009" at Multimedia University. It got a serious mute response...i think our students from primary school are drilled to focus on and pass exams....anything that has little or no impact on their exam tends to be neglected.
We seem to have failed to cultivate a culture of intellectual "activism" in our education system. When I was growing up we used to have something called "science-congress" where all high-schools would compete from district, provincial and finally national level to show-case their innovations. Not quite sure if this still happens...
walu.
--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Africa's Absence From The Table
To: jwalu@yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 11:43 AM
I do not believe awareness is an issue. I recall reading some statistics some time back to the effect that Kenya is one of the heaviest facebook users in Africa. It is the same internet. Why are we unable to capitalize on it? The challange has been in the public domain for years!
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:29 AM, waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com> wrote:
Hi Rad! Is the awareness of such opportunities done? Maybe one needs to raise the alert before rather than after the horse bolts!?
Kind Regards,
Waudo
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