Hi I’m away in Mauritius for the Afrinic Event until Saturday Prof. Jimmy K.N.Macharia, Associate Professor of Information Systems &Technology, and Dean, School of Science & Technology, United States International University P.O Box 14634-00800 Nairobi. WORK +254-(20)3606299 www.usiu.ac.ke<http://www.usiu.ac.ke/> [MCOM Signature] From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kmacharia=usiu.ac.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Peter Wakaba via kictanet Sent: 19 November 2014 16:17 To: Jimmy Macharia Subject: Re: [kictanet] State rolls out Sh225b plan to improve Internet speeds How about we engage you on this discussion for a five minute interview on CCTV AFRICA ON FRIDAY? 9PM? LIVE ON INTERNATIONAL TV? On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Dennis I agree. Last mile should be left to the private sector. That's where value addition comes in. But infrastructure should be on a shared platform. I'm convinced of the wisdom of this... As for the Nakuru WiFi debacle I can only utter these word:- ITS OUR TIME TO EAT. Regards Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com<http://www.alyhussein.com/> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad On Nov 19, 2014, at 11:40 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com<mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi Ali, On the other hand we have the Nakuru WiFi as a scenario of what happens when Government tries to get into last mile. Some proposals such as the wholesale LTE network sound better. As I said, incentives play a critical role here, if we can find incentives ranging from tax eradication/tax subsidies. On Wed Nov 19 2014 at 11:25:54 Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> wrote: Dennis With all due respect and as an ardent private sector supporter I don't think leaving ICT infrastructure entirely in the hands of ISPs is the right strategy. This calls for a solid Multi-Stakeholder (yes...that word again..) :) engagement roadmap. It's the only way we will have ubiquitous and inexpensive connectivity across the region. Imagine if we had left the implementation of the undersea cable to telcos alone without government involvement. Let's give credit where its due. Despite pitfalls and hurdles and sometimes acrimonious relationships, the Multi-Stakeholder (although truth be told in this case I think it happened serendipitously as opposed to planned) engagement between the government and the private players is the reason for our relative success story in the internet space. And this should be celebrated. Regards Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com<http://www.alyhussein.com/> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad On Nov 19, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Dennis Kioko via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: I would have preferred GoK go the other way and instead provide services as a means of driving internet demand and bringing prices down eg digitising hospitals, schools and other services. Infrastructure and internet provision should be left to ISPs. To drive competition here, encourage more players, remove tax on equipment and other incentives. Otherwise, we may send Internet to a place where demand is low. On Wed Nov 19 2014 at 09:50:22 Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: I agree with Emmanuel, can we have a proper evaluation on the current status of the ICT sector based on the point Ali pointed out , i suppose ICTA can help us on this , i know there are a couple of great initiatives but what have they helped us achieve? Regards On 11/19/14, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa@googlemail.com<mailto:oloo.khisa@googlemail.com>> wrote:
I would give the GoK an A for PR but a D for implementation. Its unfortunate that because of the fabulous PR everyone (the Fourth Estate included) is holding the GoK with Kiddy gloves...We will wake up and realise soon that we havent moved an inch from where Ndemo and Kibaki left us...their own shortcomings notwithstanding..
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
+ 1 to Ali Hussein.
Regards
On 11/19/14, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Bernard
Commendable indeed. I think though sometimes the newspapers fill in stories when they don't have anything else to report? The Americans have an interesting word for it:-
Silly Season.
I'd be more interested in in-depth pieces regarding our broadband strategy. Here are a few pointers for journalists:-
1. What's the Status on the Broadband Strategy implementation? 2. How has NOFBi affected our usage of broadband and has it had any Impact in price reduction of connectivity? 3. What's happening to the Universal Access Fund. Has the government acceded to the telcos request for representation? 4. What's the effect on the Broadband Strategy of Safaricom's announcement of going it alone with the 4G rollout? Add the security tender to that question. 5. What's the real broadband penetration rate since the launch of the National Broadband Strategy.
Lastly, I think the government's achievement so far in the ICT Sector is a mixed bag. I'd give them a B+ for achievement and a lot goes to the ICT Ministry and the Presidency for continuing to highlight the importance of the sector and coordinating with other ministries and the region at large. See:-
http://www.ttcanc.org/page.php?id=23
As far as engagement with the ICT community at large I'd be circumspect if I didn't say that the Ministry needs to up the game. Sometimes perceptions become reality. We are now entering the third year since this new digital government took over and I know that Dr. Matiang'i is doing a commendable job of engaging. However, I think the ministry's press office and other authorities like the ICT Authority, and the CA could do a lot better. A new strategy for community engagement?
Let's work towards a better ICT year in 2015 and beyond.
Ali Hussein
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On Nov 18, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Of interest to those who have not read about yet -
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