Aki Your impassioned comments about the role of government not withstanding, my humble opinion is that the cup is half full...Not half empty... By the way I will also not be too hasty about dismissing the role a VC culture may or may not play in Kenya. We must start somewhere. After all local companies and enterpreneurs are blazing the trail of innovation and the smart money (slow in coming as it is) will follow. Mpesa, Seven Seas, Pesapal, ihub are all good examples of where we are at. To quote Francis again, my two cowries :) Ali Hussein - Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: aki <aki275@gmail.com> Sender: kictanet-bounces+info=alyhussein.com@lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:47:05 To: <info@alyhussein.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Open Data - Where does it sit? _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.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.