Well said Dr. Ndemo,

We are yet to find a good antivirus for peopleware, herein lies the
biggest challenge.

Regards

On 1/19/17, Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

I try to keep off GOK matters but let me comment on IFMIS once and for

all. IFMIS is a system. It entails software, hardware, peopleware and

procedures. The absence of regular system audits means that the software

is interfered with. Anyone will tell you that what is currently used as

IFMIS is not the original version. There is need to know who makes

software changes and if the changes are noted. Just like accounting you

cannot have the auditor doing the accounting work. There must be checks

and balances. On the Hardware side, it is people who switch the servers

off whenever you hear that the system is down. The problem is people and

that what we need to deal with. My considered opinion is to move the

servers elsewhere, remove the peopleware and conduct regular system

audits. Perhaps Software as a service may be the best way out. Further,

there must be consequences for misuse of passwords.

This may sound simple but there are cartels who "own" and run the entire

system. So no matter what you do, you are at the mercy of their

imaginations. Just ask why isn't the managed by ICT Ministry.

Ndemo

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Mutemi wa Kiama via kictanet <

kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

From my layman's point of view, IFMIS is a product GoK bought. Once you

purchase a product, you must have/build the internal capacity to use it

competently.

Regards,

Edwin

On 17 Jan 2017 23:03, "S.M. Muraya via kictanet" <

kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Doubt Treasury economists and accountants are well placed to provide

Cyber

Security :)

We need the ICT Authority to configure enterprise wide data protection

(limiting theft of passwords & access to IFMIS).

In 2016, the UN ranked the UK as # 1 in providing digital services.

https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Reports/UN-

E-Government-Survey-2016

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is part of their Cabinet Office, not

their Treasury.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/govuk-pay/govuk-pay

Their Treasury is consulted about the payment system 👆🏾 the GDS

continues to build.

SMM

*"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one

who takes a city." Prov 16:32*

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:

I fundamentally disagree with this assertion.

First,y, the role of a CIO is to support the enterprise. I have never

heard in my life of an ERP Director. This is just adding a superfluous

layer of useless bureaucracy.

The owner of an ERP is the business with each department taking

ownership

of their components:-

1. Financials - CFO

2. CRM (Commercial/marketing/sales)

3. Procurement - Procurement which sometimes comes under Finance

Etc.

The CIO takes ownership to ensure that the company is well oiled to

execute on its mandate. This in my humble opinion goes beyond ERPs and

talks to aligning the Technology Strategy with the Business Strategy.

For

example in the banking sector where increasingly the more savvy banks

are

taking a 'Platform Thinking' approach. This allows partners to plug into

their core technology through APIs to enable them extend capabilities

and

hence offerings to their customers.

The role of a CIO has fundamentally changed to speak to the need for

using Technology as an accelerator to successful business models.

Secondly, I don't see how the ICT Authority would be better in managing

the monster that is IFMIS. Let them first learn the basics of

communicating

effectively with the community before taking on this elephant in the

room.

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On 17 Jan 2017, at 6:42 PM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <

kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Interesting comments...

ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS

http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-35

20560-5j04aq/index.html

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