Edith, permit me to emphasis your point "keep our eyes on the ball" and be active in that process - this is what i meant by write ICT in the 2030 document as much as possible and send it to them as KICTANET. This must be done so much and through many ways that they accept what input you guys have. When we did this in Ghana, i made the ICT community aware that if we dont get ICT into that vision, then we have failed as a constituency and we cant blame the government for not listening to us so that it is more our responsibility to ensure it is there than the government to accept it in there. I hope am not TOO OPTIMISTIC.......:-) ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.or.ke> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke> Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:02:24 +0300
Thanks for sharing this Bill.
There's need to ensure this gets attention at the Strategy development stage as well (as a cross-cutting theme and as a sector in itself...so lets "keep our eyes on the ball" and be active in that process.
cheers!
At / À 01:08 PM 11/2/2006, Bill Kagai wrote / a écrit:
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. MWAI KIBAKI, C.G.H., M.P., PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA ON THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE VISION 2030, KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, NAIROBI, 30TH OCTOBER, 2006
http://www.statehousekenya.go.ke/speeches/kibaki/oct06/2006301001.htm
The ICT sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, with highest potential for Kenya's prospects in tapping global markets. This follows the total liberalisation of this sector in Kenya. We will soon have a second national operator, which will bring greater dynamism to the telecommunications sector. More importantly, we are investing in fibre optic connectivity nationally and internationally to leverage our global competitiveness in this sector, which offers our educated youth extensive opportunities for employment. Therefore, the strategies that you are developing for the next five years should leverage this competitive advantage, especially with regard to business process outsourcing, which is the world's fastest growing global market. The economic performance of any country is closely tied to the application of science and technology. This is why Kenya is investing considerably in higher education, research institutions, and universities.
However, there still remain serious limitations in application of technology between research, industry, and agriculture. This is a serious weakness in our development strategy, which requires urgent attention. We have recently created the Ministry of Science and Technology, which is developing a national policy for science, technology, and innovation. It is important that the Vision Strategy that is being developed, is geared towards enhancing Kenya's scientific and technological capacity, inculcating a scientific culture, and integrating science and technology into our production and service sectors.
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