Good morning everyone,

Thank you to the KICTANET moderators and Safaricom for this opportunity to engage.

First, I would like to echo Grace B's sentiments. Thank you Safaricom for being in almost every part of Kenya. It goes a long way in assuring me that you guys will be around for a long time. Secondly, kudos for being one of the first companies in Kenya to embrace the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the goals)

Regarding the fact that you are in almost every part of Kenya, my question is: is there a way you can partner with Kenyan filmmakers to promote Kenyan films and series/web series? Especially the work of independent and upcoming filmmakers who usually don't have the connections or resources to plug into the existing broadcasting/screening channels. I applaud innovative initiatives such as Skiza tunes and Blaze. These say to me that similar initiatives can be implemented to promote Kenyan filmmakers. Media convergence is already here with us; as a market leader, Safaricom should be at the forefront of innovative initiatives related to this.

Regards,
Mildred Achoch.

Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel!
http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com



On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 8:11 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Morning Listers,

As usual, feel free to do belated questions for Safaricom on previous thematic areas.  However, today we want to move onto Day 3 Theme - Innovators, Innovations & Suppliers.    I have copied in the innovators on Skunkworks and hope to hear their views as well.

So straight into the theme:

Safaricom has been quite innovative and keeps coming up with new ways of doing things. As an innovator/developer/supplier, please tell us your experiences with regard to Safaricom Innovation as well as their procurement ecosystem.
 
a) Is their development platform and application programmable interface (API) sufficiently open?
b) Are the issues to do with Intellectual property /Patents/Procurement clear and adequate?
c) Whereas the gain-sharing agreements are private and confidential, how can they be made better?
d) What is Safcom take on Bitcoin/Blockchain technologies?

Lets hear your views, experiences and proposals.

We have only one day on this.

walu.
----List of Themes---
1. Consumer Issues Day, 
2. Competition Issues Day, 
3. Innovators, Innovations & Suppliers Day, 
4. Infrastructure & Universal Access Day, 
5. Technology & Elections Day 


 

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