Hi Wash, et al, On 2/22/12 12:13 PM, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:30, Joseph McDonald <mcdonaldoj@gmail.com <mailto:mcdonaldoj@gmail.com>> wrote:
But his stream lining of the transport industry is commendable.
There is really nothing like Hon. Michuki streamlined the transport industry.
I would like to divert the discussion to see if any or none of the observed changes in the transport industry can be translated into opportunities for our ICT sector. 1. Considering how much time we spend in traffic and the comfort and sense of security resulting from the changes, it means that people can actually get some level of work done in public means. The concept of Bus wifi is not new and am wondering why its not been put to good use. I would get into a bus to work every day if it had free wifi as part of its value add. see: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2008-04-10-wifi_N.htm 2. If am a matatu owner, i would be keen to have an understanding of how my revenue is generated from my investment. As such, if there was someone who would develop a system that monitors seat occupancy and connected to a GPS system. That i can access at the end of every day or in reall-time thats why we have 3G anyways. It would be easy to know what route my matatu was on the whole day, how many commuters went in and out of a seat, where they got in and out of through GPS and basically have an idea of what to expect at the end of the day. 3. With the formation of many SACCO's i see potential for partnership between Govt and Private Sector to install GPS/3G solutions that can monitor movement of the public transport for traffic management planning. emanamba is the only solution that i have seen to have taken advantage of the transport sector. Am certain the brilliant minds on this list can develop better ideas and solutions that can take advantage of the changes observed in the transport sector. Regards, Michuki.