Attached were Louis comments, some members said they never got them... walu. --- "Othieno, Louis" <LOthieno@ke.peacecorps.gov> wrote:
Subject: RE: [kictanet] What Role is Civil Society,Private and Public Sector Playing in ICT4D-Day 1 of 10 Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 15:33:38 +0300 From: "Othieno, Louis" <LOthieno@ke.peacecorps.gov> To: "John Walubengo" <jwalu@yahoo.com>
I suspect the word "civil" in "civil society" must be intended to exclude violent advancement of those shared interests. A terrorist group, for instance -while otherwise fitting in the definition of civil society as below, cannot properly qualify to be so referred. I therefore suggest we expressely limit our definition to non-aggressive, peaceful advancement of a shared interest
On private-public partnership - I agree. For further clarity, it might help to note that PPP has become more widely accepted in recent years with increasing realization that the pursuit of profit is not always at the expense and detriment of the common good...and that in some cases, the common good is best served through the coincidental pursuit of private profit. PPP are about identifying such situations and agreeing ways of working for mutual advantage
Louis
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] What Role is Civil Society,Private and Public Sector Playing in ICT4D-Day 1 of 10
Thanx Mike for your quick and precise definitions...I found that your thinking does match the understanding from good old Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/ and I quote below.
Civil society: refers to the arena of un-coerced collective action around shared interests, purposes and values.,
Private Sector: is that part of the economy which is both run for private profit and is not controlled by the state.
Public Sector:part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the government,
ICT4D: refers to the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within the field of socio-economic Development.
I do hope everyone agrees with these definitions so that we avoid misunderstandings as we progress in the discussions.
walu.
--- MEldon@symphony.co.ke wrote:
Thanks for returning to the fray, Walu.
The term Civil Society is used in different ways. At its broadest it can mean all non-state actors, from NGOs to private sector (including the media) to faith and community based organisations. But it is often used merely to refer to groups like human rights activists or peace-builders.
As far as PPPs are concerned, here we are talking about the public and private sector working together towards common goals. In the last decade or so PPPs have gathered pace, with the intensified efforts of organisations such as FKE and KAM, and with the emergence of KEPSA as the private sector umbrella body. Government too has been increasingly reaching out to the private sector, in the spirit of what can be called constructive engagement. But PPPs can also mean the institutional bodies that drive eg large scale infrastructure development, such as the undersea cable.
Over to others for more (or different!)
Mike Eldon
From: John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com>
To: meldon@symphony.co.ke
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: 05/19/2008 08:51 AM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] What Role is Civil
Society,
Private and Public Sector Playing in ICT4D-Day 1 of 10
Morning,
As previously notified in the mail copied below, today
above discussion. Today is simply a background day. Make sure we have the same definitions for various terminologies and stakeholders. What is our understanding of the following.
Civil Society, Public Sector, Private Sector, Public Private Partnerships? Anyone?
walu.
--- John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Within the background of the upcoming Regional ICT for Development (ICT4D) Workshop on Monday 19th May 2008, KICTAnet is
announce a 10day Online deliberation on the following topic: 'What Role is Civil Society, Private and Public Sector Playing in ICT4D?'
The eDiscussion and the face-2-face workshop will simoultaneously kick off on Monday 19th and we hope to have an interesting cross-pollinated engagement. The Objectives and Program outline for the eDiscussion is given below and shall be co-moderated by Walu and Leonard Mware.
The Objectives of the Study include: ââ¬Â¢Understand the terminologies and define the Key Stakeholders (Civil Society, Private and Public Sector) ââ¬Â¢Investigate exsiting Policy frameworks that informs Stakeholders activities in ICT4D ââ¬Â¢Appraise Civil Society activites, motives and challenges with regard to ICT4D ââ¬Â¢Appraise Private Sector activites, motives and challenges with regard to ICT4D ââ¬Â¢Appraise and take stock of Public Sector activites, motives and challenges with regard to ICT4D ââ¬Â¢Investigate existing and possible models for PPP within the context of ICT4D
The general progam outline is given below. ââ¬Â¢Terminologies and background (ICT4D, PPP, etc) ââ¬â Day 1 ââ¬Â¢Review existing Policy frameworks for ICT4D ââ¬â Day 2 ââ¬Â¢Appraise Civil Society Roles (activities, motives & challenges) Day 3-4 ââ¬Â¢Appraise Private Sector Roles (activities, motives & challenges) Day 5-6 ââ¬Â¢Appraise Public Sector Roles (activities, motives & challenges) Day 7-8 ââ¬Â¢Review PPP models (motives and roles of
is Day 1 of the pleased to partners, operational
models & challenges), Day 9-10
Plse get ready to contribute and participate in the usual KICTAnet way.
~~~~Ends~~~~~.
walu.
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