I think there’s definitely need for harmonisation. A good entry point would be the Council of Governors committee responsible for ICT. Being non-techies and already keenly aware of the development agenda they are implementing in the counties it would probably help to ‘de-silo’ the eGov conversation at the sub-national level. Thereafter convening the CECs for ICT together with their national government counterparts (Ministry and iCTA) into a policy forum would be create an opportunity to bring the public sector actors together to agree on harmonisation of standards, priority areas, timelines and to explore financing options. The CECs probably already convene under the CoG so there would be no creation of a new body as such. The input from the forum would be presented to the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council via the CoG Committee responsible for ICT and hopefully inform resource allocation down the chain.


Muchiri

On 1 Jul 2016, at 12:55 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:

@ Muchiri,

Many thanks for your intervention, how do we loop in structures at
county government level given the social and economic investment we
have made in the county governments through the devolution programme?
is there need for harmonization?

On 6/29/16, Muchiri Nyaggah via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Colleagues,

I believe eGovernment suffers most when the silo mentality is not addressed
and when it is itself yet another silo. From the more mundane issues of lack
of interoperability at the hardware or software level to the unwillingness
of departments to collaborate across ministries due to perennial turf wars
and the disconnect between those in technology planning/acquisition and the
real world.

For instance, Agriculture, Health, Education, Transport, ICT, Labor and
Finance have to coordinate. Nutrition sits in two ministries (Health and
Agriculture) and is affected by all the others. Agriculture relies on all
the others for infrastructure, human capital and financing while being
joined at the hip with the non-communicable diseases department of the
Ministry of Health. Policy guidance on government programming and
coordination therefore provides the state with a framework for
implementation of its development agenda and guidance for implementation and
support of eGovernment. Everything is interconnected/interdependent and that
acknowledgement should be evident in how eGovernment is implemented as well
as the sector strategic plans.

The Kenyan government has made strides towards better coordination,
especially with the program-based budget approach and adherence to the
medium term planning framework but a lot more needs to be done to ensure
systems and personnel are on the same page as the those developing policy
for coordination and integration. With minimal political interference. One
way to make things better is to ensure those in the ICT Authority
responsible for eGovernment have a seat at the table in the Medium Term Plan
committee, the MTEF committee and the intergovernmental coordination
institutions like IBEC and the Intergovernmental Technical Relations
Committee.


@muchiri


On 29 Jun 2016, at 10:56 AM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Hi Barrack,

This recognition ought to inform the policy decision to gear towards a
conscious mindset transformation that will entrench culture shift
alongside the other policies.

Regards,

Tim

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 10:05 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com
<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi Timothy,

Many thanks for your response. How can we actualize this from a policy
perspective?

Regards

On 6/29/16, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo <timoriedo@gmail.com
<mailto:timoriedo@gmail.com>> wrote:
Morning All,

Its commendable that some of the government projects and initiatives
have
taken off, case in point is Huduma centre, which over and above
operating
in an E-platform, prides itself in customer service excellence which
goes a
long way in winning the public confidence.

The question then is what makes is the barrier towards replicating the
success of such projects across the ecosystem?

This one question if answered will provide a framework for the
implementation of a successful system across board.

One key gap that sets us back is cultural in nature, the silo mentality
that Government departments operate in. To create a successful
ecosystem
there needs to be a shift. This cultural shift will not be won by
hardware
nor system installation  but active engagement with the players to
shift
mindsets. This can then be followed up with policy regulation framework
to
funnel into singularity of purpose.

Kind Regards,

Timothy Oriedo
ICF Certified Coach, Chartered Marketer, Technology, Media & Telco
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On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 8:04 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
wrote:

Listers,

Many thanks to those who have contributed to day 4 and day 5. The
threads are still open provided you respond under the correct thread.
We also encourage listers to edit the policy directly on the Jadili
platform http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy
<http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy>.

Today we focus on the following topics:

*eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport, eGovt, eLearning
*ICT regional (county) incentives)
*ICTs in Society, Culture

The Background

Government is the single biggest consumers of ICT goods and services.
A highly digitised government operation not only improves transparency
and accountability but can accelerate ICT opportunities for the local
ICT enterprises dealing in software development, system integration,
equipment resellers amongst others.

What are the bottlenecks around eGovernment? Other than Huduma
Centers, KRA and bit of NTSA, there seems to be very little ICTs in
other government departments and agencies. What poliices and
strategies can unlock the full potential of eGovt?

Send in your views Today.

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