Tech Solutions for Covid-19
Good morning listers, The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes. 1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country. Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country? Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF
Sometimes one looks at Kenya and shakes his/her head and just leaves because our systems are crafted to fail by design. When governments worldwide are putting in place emergency measures which only require legislative endorsement/backing, whereas such legislative backing should already be part of our statutes and should only require the legislature to kick them into gear (we do have examples - like allowing the president to call in the military to help the civil police in certain situations) here we have a National Assembly which wakes up and appears to commission a study on what to do during an emergency. The same legislators have trodded the world doing benchmarking, thereby wasting millions when their only interest during such trips are their allowances. Having benchmarked all their time, can't they just raise their necks a little and see what other African countries like Botswana, Rwanda and South Africa are doing? The most interesting bit is that when Kenyans were shouting themselves hoarse that border should be closed and flights stopped, no one listened - until COVID-19 landed here. Aren't we looking like fools trying to legislate during an EMERGENCY - a medical PANDEMIC? If we never had any such legislation, it is time to copy/paste from the neighbors. On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 09:54, Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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Sawa Wash. I think we are an ICT community that catalyses ICTs. And like Liz asked, how can ICTs be brought into these proposals? I know you have great ideas. Ziweke hapa tuzichagamkie :) Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ggithaiga=hotmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2020 10:33:37 AM To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com <ggithaiga@hotmail.com> Cc: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tech Solutions for Covid-19 Sometimes one looks at Kenya and shakes his/her head and just leaves because our systems are crafted to fail by design. When governments worldwide are putting in place emergency measures which only require legislative endorsement/backing, whereas such legislative backing should already be part of our statutes and should only require the legislature to kick them into gear (we do have examples - like allowing the president to call in the military to help the civil police in certain situations) here we have a National Assembly which wakes up and appears to commission a study on what to do during an emergency. The same legislators have trodded the world doing benchmarking, thereby wasting millions when their only interest during such trips are their allowances. Having benchmarked all their time, can't they just raise their necks a little and see what other African countries like Botswana, Rwanda and South Africa are doing? The most interesting bit is that when Kenyans were shouting themselves hoarse that border should be closed and flights stopped, no one listened - until COVID-19 landed here. Aren't we looking like fools trying to legislate during an EMERGENCY - a medical PANDEMIC? If we never had any such legislation, it is time to copy/paste from the neighbors. On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 09:54, Liz Orembo via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Good morning listers, The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes. 1. Health - includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. Economic and Finance Issues - Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. Social, Public order and Human Rights - Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. Support services and cross cutting issues - Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country. Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country? Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", grep ^[^#] :-)
Dear Liz and listers, My responses in line On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 9:54 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments.
*BO : Instead of re-inventing the wheel why don't we coalesce around efforts such as COVID-19.Ke. You cannot manage what you don't know, we need to know areas that have been hit the hardest to ensure correct measures are taking to avoid any further spread. The Ushahidi platform on the above link can help us to monitor and control the spread of COVID-19.*
1. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers.
*BO: The government has an elaborate structure from the County
Commissioners to Chiefs to Chairman of Nyumba Kumi. We can encourage sharing for information through Whatsapp to identify needy cases, those that might need food and other humanitarian support to survive. I propose that Whatsapp be made totally free on all Networks to facilitate communication.*
1. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews
*BO : We need to combine Government and Community Structures to
continuously inform, educate and possibly find ways of entertaining the Community in ways that will result in behavior change. Over communication is the key word.*
1. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc
*BO : encourage citizens to utilise available resources carefully.
Encourage citizens to take care of each other within local communities and share what they have while maintaining the guidelines that will avoid the spread of the pandemic.*
1. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
*BO . As indicated above let us coalesce around initiatives such as
covid-19.ke <http://covid-19.ke>, the hrose has already bolted, we cannot start new initiatives , let us bolster existing initiatives.*
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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Thank you Barrack. Indeed we don't have to reinvent the wheel. Africa has dealt with a pandemic before and community based solutions worked well in the case of Ebola. How can such initiatives like covid19.ke expand to the villages? Can the government work with ushahidi to provide data for mapping? They are already collecting this data and following the leads for testing. I wish such mapping could also help kenyans make judgements on their commuting. I like the way this situation has forced people to embrace technology. My mum's vicar delivered her sermon last sunday through youtube. But unfortunately the situation also exposes inequality of internet access. You know the experience of streaming youtube videos on safaricom bundles. They vanish no sooner than! @wash waiting for your views on how the tech community can help. On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:11 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Liz and listers,
My responses in line
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 9:54 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments.
*BO : Instead of re-inventing the wheel why don't we coalesce around efforts such as COVID-19.Ke. You cannot manage what you don't know, we need to know areas that have been hit the hardest to ensure correct measures are taking to avoid any further spread. The Ushahidi platform on the above link can help us to monitor and control the spread of COVID-19.*
1. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers.
*BO: The government has an elaborate structure from the County
Commissioners to Chiefs to Chairman of Nyumba Kumi. We can encourage sharing for information through Whatsapp to identify needy cases, those that might need food and other humanitarian support to survive. I propose that Whatsapp be made totally free on all Networks to facilitate communication.*
1. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews
*BO : We need to combine Government and Community Structures to
continuously inform, educate and possibly find ways of entertaining the Community in ways that will result in behavior change. Over communication is the key word.*
1. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc
*BO : encourage citizens to utilise available resources carefully.
Encourage citizens to take care of each other within local communities and share what they have while maintaining the guidelines that will avoid the spread of the pandemic.*
1. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
*BO . As indicated above let us coalesce around initiatives such as
covid-19.ke <http://covid-19.ke>, the hrose has already bolted, we cannot start new initiatives , let us bolster existing initiatives.*
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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Dear Liz, Well put! Can kictanet advocate for free internet at this time of COVID-19. Or just free internet days even if on a sunday. Safaricom is taken advantage of the situation. The bundles are running out faster than before. Who wants to join in pushing for lowering costs of internet especially at this hour of need. On Sat, 4 Apr 2020, 16:03 Liz Orembo via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Barrack.
Indeed we don't have to reinvent the wheel. Africa has dealt with a pandemic before and community based solutions worked well in the case of Ebola. How can such initiatives like covid19.ke expand to the villages? Can the government work with ushahidi to provide data for mapping? They are already collecting this data and following the leads for testing. I wish such mapping could also help kenyans make judgements on their commuting.
I like the way this situation has forced people to embrace technology. My mum's vicar delivered her sermon last sunday through youtube. But unfortunately the situation also exposes inequality of internet access. You know the experience of streaming youtube videos on safaricom bundles. They vanish no sooner than!
@wash waiting for your views on how the tech community can help.
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:11 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Liz and listers,
My responses in line
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 9:54 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments.
*BO : Instead of re-inventing the wheel why don't we coalesce around efforts such as COVID-19.Ke. You cannot manage what you don't know, we need to know areas that have been hit the hardest to ensure correct measures are taking to avoid any further spread. The Ushahidi platform on the above link can help us to monitor and control the spread of COVID-19.*
1. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers.
*BO: The government has an elaborate structure from the County
Commissioners to Chiefs to Chairman of Nyumba Kumi. We can encourage sharing for information through Whatsapp to identify needy cases, those that might need food and other humanitarian support to survive. I propose that Whatsapp be made totally free on all Networks to facilitate communication.*
1. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews
*BO : We need to combine Government and Community Structures to
continuously inform, educate and possibly find ways of entertaining the Community in ways that will result in behavior change. Over communication is the key word.*
1. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc
*BO : encourage citizens to utilise available resources carefully.
Encourage citizens to take care of each other within local communities and share what they have while maintaining the guidelines that will avoid the spread of the pandemic.*
1. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
*BO . As indicated above let us coalesce around initiatives such as
covid-19.ke <http://covid-19.ke>, the hrose has already bolted, we cannot start new initiatives , let us bolster existing initiatives.*
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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Charles. I tend to think that the current situation about internet pricing has to do with the market structure. CA had made some interventions on mobile money such as mobile wallet ineteroperability but 2 years down nothing changed. In terms of internet connection, there's little competition in the urban. Rural folks have to stick with Safcom because of network issues from the other telcos. Maybe safaricom and Airtel can also tell us what interventions they have made, including promoting cashless transactions and internet access, during this period. Now going back to the discussions. What can the Senate do? How has internet tax affected access across the country? Remember in 2018 internet tax rose from 15%-20%. This cost was passed down to consumers. Should the Senate consider zero rating internet tax duting this period? On Sat, Apr 4, 2020, 16:13 Charles Wesonga Juma <cjumaster@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Liz,
Well put! Can kictanet advocate for free internet at this time of COVID-19. Or just free internet days even if on a sunday. Safaricom is taken advantage of the situation. The bundles are running out faster than before. Who wants to join in pushing for lowering costs of internet especially at this hour of need.
On Sat, 4 Apr 2020, 16:03 Liz Orembo via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Barrack.
Indeed we don't have to reinvent the wheel. Africa has dealt with a pandemic before and community based solutions worked well in the case of Ebola. How can such initiatives like covid19.ke expand to the villages? Can the government work with ushahidi to provide data for mapping? They are already collecting this data and following the leads for testing. I wish such mapping could also help kenyans make judgements on their commuting.
I like the way this situation has forced people to embrace technology. My mum's vicar delivered her sermon last sunday through youtube. But unfortunately the situation also exposes inequality of internet access. You know the experience of streaming youtube videos on safaricom bundles. They vanish no sooner than!
@wash waiting for your views on how the tech community can help.
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:11 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Liz and listers,
My responses in line
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 9:54 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments.
*BO : Instead of re-inventing the wheel why don't we coalesce around efforts such as COVID-19.Ke. You cannot manage what you don't know, we need to know areas that have been hit the hardest to ensure correct measures are taking to avoid any further spread. The Ushahidi platform on the above link can help us to monitor and control the spread of COVID-19.*
1. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers.
*BO: The government has an elaborate structure from the County
Commissioners to Chiefs to Chairman of Nyumba Kumi. We can encourage sharing for information through Whatsapp to identify needy cases, those that might need food and other humanitarian support to survive. I propose that Whatsapp be made totally free on all Networks to facilitate communication.*
1. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews
*BO : We need to combine Government and Community Structures to
continuously inform, educate and possibly find ways of entertaining the Community in ways that will result in behavior change. Over communication is the key word.*
1. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc
*BO : encourage citizens to utilise available resources carefully.
Encourage citizens to take care of each other within local communities and share what they have while maintaining the guidelines that will avoid the spread of the pandemic.*
1. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
*BO . As indicated above let us coalesce around initiatives such as
covid-19.ke <http://covid-19.ke>, the hrose has already bolted, we cannot start new initiatives , let us bolster existing initiatives.*
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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Dear Liz, Greatful for the direction. Government as always makes declaration like working from home without following up on how to ensure it is effective. We can focus the Senate to the barriers members have raised hindering digital access especially under the circumstances including: Affordability-all of us using data bundles to work from home are excluded. We must revisit the % and numbers around Kenya's contribution to the 4 billion of those connected as purported by MNOs. Tax among other government regulations ofcourse as you described especially around emerging technologies like community networks. Community networks should be allocated spectrum to serve rural communities. Online safety and security especially for vulnerable individuals/communities. Online hygiene should be promoted the same way we are promoting handwashing around COVID-19. Lack of relevant content especially for for vulnerable communities Digital skills at grassroots Cultural biases towards internet use Alternative sources of power and energy On Sun, 5 Apr 2020, 11:08 Liz Orembo, <lizorembo@gmail.com> wrote:
Charles. I tend to think that the current situation about internet pricing has to do with the market structure. CA had made some interventions on mobile money such as mobile wallet ineteroperability but 2 years down nothing changed.
In terms of internet connection, there's little competition in the urban. Rural folks have to stick with Safcom because of network issues from the other telcos.
Maybe safaricom and Airtel can also tell us what interventions they have made, including promoting cashless transactions and internet access, during this period.
Now going back to the discussions. What can the Senate do? How has internet tax affected access across the country? Remember in 2018 internet tax rose from 15%-20%. This cost was passed down to consumers. Should the Senate consider zero rating internet tax duting this period?
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020, 16:13 Charles Wesonga Juma <cjumaster@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Liz,
Well put! Can kictanet advocate for free internet at this time of COVID-19. Or just free internet days even if on a sunday. Safaricom is taken advantage of the situation. The bundles are running out faster than before. Who wants to join in pushing for lowering costs of internet especially at this hour of need.
On Sat, 4 Apr 2020, 16:03 Liz Orembo via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Barrack.
Indeed we don't have to reinvent the wheel. Africa has dealt with a pandemic before and community based solutions worked well in the case of Ebola. How can such initiatives like covid19.ke expand to the villages? Can the government work with ushahidi to provide data for mapping? They are already collecting this data and following the leads for testing. I wish such mapping could also help kenyans make judgements on their commuting.
I like the way this situation has forced people to embrace technology. My mum's vicar delivered her sermon last sunday through youtube. But unfortunately the situation also exposes inequality of internet access. You know the experience of streaming youtube videos on safaricom bundles. They vanish no sooner than!
@wash waiting for your views on how the tech community can help.
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:11 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Liz and listers,
My responses in line
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 9:54 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments.
*BO : Instead of re-inventing the wheel why don't we coalesce around efforts such as COVID-19.Ke. You cannot manage what you don't know, we need to know areas that have been hit the hardest to ensure correct measures are taking to avoid any further spread. The Ushahidi platform on the above link can help us to monitor and control the spread of COVID-19.*
1. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers.
*BO: The government has an elaborate structure from the County
Commissioners to Chiefs to Chairman of Nyumba Kumi. We can encourage sharing for information through Whatsapp to identify needy cases, those that might need food and other humanitarian support to survive. I propose that Whatsapp be made totally free on all Networks to facilitate communication.*
1. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews
*BO : We need to combine Government and Community Structures to
continuously inform, educate and possibly find ways of entertaining the Community in ways that will result in behavior change. Over communication is the key word.*
1. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc
*BO : encourage citizens to utilise available resources carefully.
Encourage citizens to take care of each other within local communities and share what they have while maintaining the guidelines that will avoid the spread of the pandemic.*
1. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
*BO . As indicated above let us coalesce around initiatives such as
covid-19.ke <http://covid-19.ke>, the hrose has already bolted, we cannot start new initiatives , let us bolster existing initiatives.*
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
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Good Morning Liz, I see an opportunity for Open Data to boost transparency+future preparedness, e.g. a portal/site where Kenyans and interested parties can track progress on; a) Donations received and their allocations (Monetary + in-kind) e.g. World Bank has already given $50M, Danish Government $3.2M b) Medical supplies (produced + donated) and their allocations c) Average spending per patient until recovery in different hospitals across the country - might inform future preparedness Basically, trying to capture as much data as we can and learn from this process. Hoping to hear what other listers think, especially those in open data. Regards, Stephen Machua On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:59 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
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Thank you Stephen, I like your idea of an open data portal and a single webpage for all sorts of communications and statistics regarding covid 19. Can covid-19.ke resemble that of John hopkins? I also know we have various community network projects driven by some of our members on this list. How can they coordinate with the ministry of health to provide content in the local languages and in forms that are easily consumed in the areas where the community networks serve? On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 12:09 PM Stephen Machua <stephenmachua@gmail.com> wrote:
Good Morning Liz,
I see an opportunity for Open Data to boost transparency+future preparedness, e.g. a portal/site where Kenyans and interested parties can track progress on;
a) Donations received and their allocations (Monetary + in-kind) e.g. World Bank has already given $50M, Danish Government $3.2M b) Medical supplies (produced + donated) and their allocations c) Average spending per patient until recovery in different hospitals across the country - might inform future preparedness
Basically, trying to capture as much data as we can and learn from this process.
Hoping to hear what other listers think, especially those in open data.
Regards, Stephen Machua
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:59 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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Dear Liz, My Feedback inline, On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 11:04 PM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Stephen,
I like your idea of an open data portal and a single webpage for all sorts of communications and statistics regarding covid 19. Can covid-19.ke resemble that of John hopkins?
*BO : It is worth noting that open Data is not a new concept in Kenya. We had an Open Data Portal during His Excellency Kibaki's regime. I guess priorities may have shifted. I know there are open data Champions on this list, it could help if they can give an an expert opinion on where we are as a country and the challenges we are facing that can hamper the use of Open Data. When all is said and done what is coming out clearly is technology has to be backed by strong digital literacy.*
I also know we have various community network projects driven by some of our members on this list. How can they coordinate with the ministry of health to provide content in the local languages and in forms that are easily consumed in the areas where the community networks serve?
*BO : Community Networks are playing their part, got some inspiring feedback from @Josephine Miliza <josephine.miliza@gmail.com> on some initiatives they are carrying out at Tunapanda Networks in Kibra to provide support in Kibra where implementing preventive measures such as social distancing has been a challenge. They are working with teachers in the local school to upload content on the e-learning platforms (Soma -e-learning platform) which will be availed to learners through the Community Network. They are also Customizing COVID-Related information to fit the local context by creating Videos and memes to demistify COVID-19. Some of the Connected Centres are also making masks for the Community. I am sure @Josephine Miliza <josephine.miliza@gmail.com> can share more. I am involved with a Community Network hosted by CISS <http://cisskisumu.org> which operates in Homabay, Kisumu and Siaya County supporting over 200 women and youth groups in the rural communities from the three counties. We are actively engaging them through Whatsapp to understand the challenges they are facing as well as convey reliable information about COVID-19. Together with partners we are also working on Videos aimed at informing educating and influencing behavior change which will be uploaded on our infrastructure at the Community Centre's and which can be accessed for free. @Rapudo Hawi <rapudohawi@gmail.com> is also spearheading a Community Initiative <http://kijijiyeetu.co.ke> which is documenting various initiatives taking place kwa ground. * *Finally Community Radio is also playing a critical role. I watched a feature on NTV over the weekend where a Community Radio run by a Church in Homabay is the only source of information on COVID-19.* *I agree with you that we need to step up collaborative efforts to share content which can then be passed on to the Communities.*
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 12:09 PM Stephen Machua <stephenmachua@gmail.com> wrote:
Good Morning Liz,
I see an opportunity for Open Data to boost transparency+future preparedness, e.g. a portal/site where Kenyans and interested parties can track progress on;
a) Donations received and their allocations (Monetary + in-kind) e.g. World Bank has already given $50M, Danish Government $3.2M b) Medical supplies (produced + donated) and their allocations c) Average spending per patient until recovery in different hospitals across the country - might inform future preparedness
Basically, trying to capture as much data as we can and learn from this process.
Hoping to hear what other listers think, especially those in open data.
Regards, Stephen Machua
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:59 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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My thoughts are related to awareness creation and information provision. Various technologies can be used to promote each citizen’s right to accurate and timely information, accountable leadership, and responsible use of public resources. Some ideas: 1. I echo Stephen Machua’s call for an open data portal that provides centralized information in English and Swahili on the areas he suggested. The Open Data portal was promoted in the previous administration but seems to have lapsed under this one. In addition to the areas that were proposed for what can be on the Open Data portal, here are a few others: a. Criteria for testing for COVID-19 b. How many test kits are available, by county c. How many people tested at any given time, by county d. Relevant policies/laws related to COVID-19 e. County-specific information related to COVID-19 e.g. measures taken to address the matter (hand-washing points), medical centres for testing and treatment, hotlines to call in the event of an emergency, etc. 2. Use digital technologies to encourage devolved communication between citizens and government down to location/sub-location level. Chief Kariuki in Lanet Location, Nakuru County effectively used to send texts to residents through Twitter. This service has since been discontinued but the Committee could look into reviving it so as to allow chiefs/subchiefs to: a. provide national updates and information in their areas. b. Provide County-specific updates and information Residents can also use such platforms to: c. raise concerns particular to their needs/area through their chiefs/subchiefs, which can then be escalated upwards. d. propose solutions for particular needs in their community 3. Authorities should provide frequent, accurate updates in different languages on multiple platforms – e.g. social media, mainstream media, trusted community leaders - from credible sources. This would also a more effective way to curb misinformation rather than resorting to threats of arrests, etc. 4. Government can also partner with telcos and local developers in deploying technology (apps, mobile phones) to enable information exchange across counties (e.g. about food availability) without violating rights to privacy. 5. A final thought for the committee is that nations such as Germany are on lockdown with no incidences of policy brutality or citizen outcry. Citizen compliance can be achieved if authorities can do the following: a) show empathy/understanding of citizens' needs (e.g. not everyone is able to stay at home for days on end working remotely so provide options/alternatives) b) treat all citizens with respect c) acknowledge that digital access is not equally available to all, so ensure that everyone has access to similar COVID-related information d) be accountable for the resources that are generated through taxpayer money (why an Open Data portal becomes useful). e) be willing to take responsibility for mistakes made, and to show how the errors are being addressed. f) be willing to explain tough decisions g) be willing to do their jobs as they should. E.g. Legislators should develop far-reaching policies and laws that will revitalize national/county economies and institutions, not just buy self-branded soaps. Thanks. WW On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 11:59 AM Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear Liz,
My Feedback inline,
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 11:04 PM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Stephen,
I like your idea of an open data portal and a single webpage for all sorts of communications and statistics regarding covid 19. Can covid-19.ke resemble that of John hopkins?
*BO : It is worth noting that open Data is not a new concept in Kenya. We had an Open Data Portal during His Excellency Kibaki's regime. I guess priorities may have shifted. I know there are open data Champions on this list, it could help if they can give an an expert opinion on where we are as a country and the challenges we are facing that can hamper the use of Open Data. When all is said and done what is coming out clearly is technology has to be backed by strong digital literacy.*
I also know we have various community network projects driven by some of our members on this list. How can they coordinate with the ministry of health to provide content in the local languages and in forms that are easily consumed in the areas where the community networks serve?
*BO : Community Networks are playing their part, got some inspiring feedback from @Josephine Miliza <josephine.miliza@gmail.com> on some initiatives they are carrying out at Tunapanda Networks in Kibra to provide support in Kibra where implementing preventive measures such as social distancing has been a challenge. They are working with teachers in the local school to upload content on the e-learning platforms (Soma -e-learning platform) which will be availed to learners through the Community Network. They are also Customizing COVID-Related information to fit the local context by creating Videos and memes to demistify COVID-19. Some of the Connected Centres are also making masks for the Community. I am sure @Josephine Miliza <josephine.miliza@gmail.com> can share more. I am involved with a Community Network hosted by CISS <http://cisskisumu.org> which operates in Homabay, Kisumu and Siaya County supporting over 200 women and youth groups in the rural communities from the three counties. We are actively engaging them through Whatsapp to understand the challenges they are facing as well as convey reliable information about COVID-19. Together with partners we are also working on Videos aimed at informing educating and influencing behavior change which will be uploaded on our infrastructure at the Community Centre's and which can be accessed for free. @Rapudo Hawi <rapudohawi@gmail.com> is also spearheading a Community Initiative <http://kijijiyeetu.co.ke> which is documenting various initiatives taking place kwa ground. * *Finally Community Radio is also playing a critical role. I watched a feature on NTV over the weekend where a Community Radio run by a Church in Homabay is the only source of information on COVID-19.* *I agree with you that we need to step up collaborative efforts to share content which can then be passed on to the Communities.*
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 12:09 PM Stephen Machua <stephenmachua@gmail.com> wrote:
Good Morning Liz,
I see an opportunity for Open Data to boost transparency+future preparedness, e.g. a portal/site where Kenyans and interested parties can track progress on;
a) Donations received and their allocations (Monetary + in-kind) e.g. World Bank has already given $50M, Danish Government $3.2M b) Medical supplies (produced + donated) and their allocations c) Average spending per patient until recovery in different hospitals across the country - might inform future preparedness
Basically, trying to capture as much data as we can and learn from this process.
Hoping to hear what other listers think, especially those in open data.
Regards, Stephen Machua
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:59 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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Hi Something like what ushahidi is doing https://kenyacovid19.ushahidi.io/views/map On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Wambui Wambui via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
My thoughts are related to awareness creation and information provision. Various technologies can be used to promote each citizen’s right to accurate and timely information, accountable leadership, and responsible use of public resources. Some ideas:
1. I echo Stephen Machua’s call for an open data portal that provides centralized information in English and Swahili on the areas he suggested. The Open Data portal was promoted in the previous administration but seems to have lapsed under this one. In addition to the areas that were proposed for what can be on the Open Data portal, here are a few others:
a. Criteria for testing for COVID-19
b. How many test kits are available, by county
c. How many people tested at any given time, by county
d. Relevant policies/laws related to COVID-19
e. County-specific information related to COVID-19 e.g. measures taken to address the matter (hand-washing points), medical centres for testing and treatment, hotlines to call in the event of an emergency, etc.
2. Use digital technologies to encourage devolved communication between citizens and government down to location/sub-location level. Chief Kariuki in Lanet Location, Nakuru County effectively used to send texts to residents through Twitter. This service has since been discontinued but the Committee could look into reviving it so as to allow chiefs/subchiefs to:
a. provide national updates and information in their areas.
b. Provide County-specific updates and information
Residents can also use such platforms to:
c. raise concerns particular to their needs/area through their chiefs/subchiefs, which can then be escalated upwards.
d. propose solutions for particular needs in their community
3. Authorities should provide frequent, accurate updates in different languages on multiple platforms – e.g. social media, mainstream media, trusted community leaders - from credible sources. This would also a more effective way to curb misinformation rather than resorting to threats of arrests, etc.
4. Government can also partner with telcos and local developers in deploying technology (apps, mobile phones) to enable information exchange across counties (e.g. about food availability) without violating rights to privacy.
5. A final thought for the committee is that nations such as Germany are on lockdown with no incidences of policy brutality or citizen outcry. Citizen compliance can be achieved if authorities can do the following:
a) show empathy/understanding of citizens' needs (e.g. not everyone is able to stay at home for days on end working remotely so provide options/alternatives)
b) treat all citizens with respect
c) acknowledge that digital access is not equally available to all, so ensure that everyone has access to similar COVID-related information
d) be accountable for the resources that are generated through taxpayer money (why an Open Data portal becomes useful).
e) be willing to take responsibility for mistakes made, and to show how the errors are being addressed.
f) be willing to explain tough decisions
g) be willing to do their jobs as they should. E.g. Legislators should develop far-reaching policies and laws that will revitalize national/county economies and institutions, not just buy self-branded soaps.
Thanks.
WW
On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 11:59 AM Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear Liz,
My Feedback inline,
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 11:04 PM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Stephen,
I like your idea of an open data portal and a single webpage for all sorts of communications and statistics regarding covid 19. Can covid-19.ke resemble that of John hopkins?
*BO : It is worth noting that open Data is not a new concept in Kenya. We had an Open Data Portal during His Excellency Kibaki's regime. I guess priorities may have shifted. I know there are open data Champions on this list, it could help if they can give an an expert opinion on where we are as a country and the challenges we are facing that can hamper the use of Open Data. When all is said and done what is coming out clearly is technology has to be backed by strong digital literacy.*
I also know we have various community network projects driven by some of our members on this list. How can they coordinate with the ministry of health to provide content in the local languages and in forms that are easily consumed in the areas where the community networks serve?
*BO : Community Networks are playing their part, got some inspiring feedback from @Josephine Miliza <josephine.miliza@gmail.com> on some initiatives they are carrying out at Tunapanda Networks in Kibra to provide support in Kibra where implementing preventive measures such as social distancing has been a challenge. They are working with teachers in the local school to upload content on the e-learning platforms (Soma -e-learning platform) which will be availed to learners through the Community Network. They are also Customizing COVID-Related information to fit the local context by creating Videos and memes to demistify COVID-19. Some of the Connected Centres are also making masks for the Community. I am sure @Josephine Miliza <josephine.miliza@gmail.com> can share more. I am involved with a Community Network hosted by CISS <http://cisskisumu.org> which operates in Homabay, Kisumu and Siaya County supporting over 200 women and youth groups in the rural communities from the three counties. We are actively engaging them through Whatsapp to understand the challenges they are facing as well as convey reliable information about COVID-19. Together with partners we are also working on Videos aimed at informing educating and influencing behavior change which will be uploaded on our infrastructure at the Community Centre's and which can be accessed for free. @Rapudo Hawi <rapudohawi@gmail.com> is also spearheading a Community Initiative <http://kijijiyeetu.co.ke> which is documenting various initiatives taking place kwa ground. * *Finally Community Radio is also playing a critical role. I watched a feature on NTV over the weekend where a Community Radio run by a Church in Homabay is the only source of information on COVID-19.* *I agree with you that we need to step up collaborative efforts to share content which can then be passed on to the Communities.*
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 12:09 PM Stephen Machua <stephenmachua@gmail.com> wrote:
Good Morning Liz,
I see an opportunity for Open Data to boost transparency+future preparedness, e.g. a portal/site where Kenyans and interested parties can track progress on;
a) Donations received and their allocations (Monetary + in-kind) e.g. World Bank has already given $50M, Danish Government $3.2M b) Medical supplies (produced + donated) and their allocations c) Average spending per patient until recovery in different hospitals across the country - might inform future preparedness
Basically, trying to capture as much data as we can and learn from this process.
Hoping to hear what other listers think, especially those in open data.
Regards, Stephen Machua
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:59 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
1. *Health *- includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. 2. *Economic and Finance Issues - *Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. 3. *Social, Public order and Human Rights - * Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews 4. *Access to Food, Water and other basic commodities *Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc 5. *Support services and cross cutting issues - *Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards. Liz.
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Dear all, currently, we are part of the Ushahidi COVID-19 deployment see https://kijijiyeetu.ushahidi.io/views/map and would willing to share our data and information. Thanks On 2020-04-07 10:03, wairimu R via kictanet wrote:
Hi
Something like what ushahidi is doing
https://kenyacovid19.ushahidi.io/views/map
On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Wambui Wambui via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
My thoughts are related to awareness creation and information provision. Various technologies can be used to promote each citizen’s right to accurate and timely information, accountable leadership, and responsible use of public resources. Some ideas:
1. I echo Stephen Machua’s call for an open data portal that provides centralized information in English and Swahili on the areas he suggested. The Open Data portal was promoted in the previous administration but seems to have lapsed under this one. In addition to the areas that were proposed for what can be on the Open Data portal, here are a few others:
a. Criteria for testing for COVID-19
b. How many test kits are available, by county
c. How many people tested at any given time, by county
d. Relevant policies/laws related to COVID-19
e. County-specific information related to COVID-19 e.g. measures taken to address the matter (hand-washing points), medical centres for testing and treatment, hotlines to call in the event of an emergency, etc.
2. Use digital technologies to encourage devolved communication between citizens and government down to location/sub-location_ _level. Chief Kariuki in Lanet Location, Nakuru County effectively used to send texts to residents through Twitter. This service has since been discontinued but the Committee could look into reviving it so as to allow chiefs/subchiefs to:
a. provide national updates and information in their areas.
b. Provide County-specific updates and information
Residents can also use such platforms to:
c. raise concerns particular to their needs/area through their chiefs/subchiefs, which can then be escalated upwards.
d. propose solutions for particular needs in their community
3. Authorities should provide frequent, accurate updates in different languages on multiple platforms – e.g. social media, mainstream media, trusted community leaders - from credible sources. This would also a more effective way to curb misinformation rather than resorting to threats of arrests, etc.
4. Government can also partner with telcos and local developers in deploying technology (apps, mobile phones) to enable information exchange across counties (e.g. about food availability) without violating rights to privacy.
5. A final thought for the committee is that nations such as Germany are on lockdown with no incidences of policy brutality or citizen outcry. Citizen compliance can be achieved if authorities can do the following:
a) show empathy/understanding of citizens' needs (e.g. not everyone is able to stay at home for days on end working remotely so provide options/alternatives)
b) treat all citizens with respect
c) acknowledge that digital access is not equally available to all, so ensure that everyone has access to similar COVID-related information
d) be accountable for the resources that are generated through taxpayer money (why an Open Data portal becomes useful).
e) be willing to take responsibility for mistakes made, and to show how the errors are being addressed.
f) be willing to explain tough decisions
g) be willing to do their jobs as they should. E.g. Legislators should develop far-reaching policies and laws that will revitalize national/county economies and institutions, not just buy self-branded soaps.
Thanks.
WW
On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 11:59 AM Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear Liz,
My Feedback inline,
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 11:04 PM Liz Orembo via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Stephen,
I like your idea of an open data portal and a single webpage for all sorts of communications and statistics regarding covid 19. Can covid-19.ke [1] resemble that of John hopkins? BO : IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT OPEN DATA IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT IN KENYA. WE HAD AN OPEN DATA PORTAL DURING HIS EXCELLENCY KIBAKI'S REGIME. I GUESS PRIORITIES MAY HAVE SHIFTED. I KNOW THERE ARE OPEN DATA CHAMPIONS ON THIS LIST, IT COULD HELP IF THEY CAN GIVE AN AN EXPERT OPINION ON WHERE WE ARE AS A COUNTRY AND THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING THAT CAN HAMPER THE USE OF OPEN DATA. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE WHAT IS COMING OUT CLEARLY IS TECHNOLOGY HAS TO BE BACKED BY STRONG DIGITAL LITERACY.
I also know we have various community network projects driven by some of our members on this list. How can they coordinate with the ministry of health to provide content in the local languages and in forms that are easily consumed in the areas where the community networks serve? BO : Community Networks are playing their part, got some inspiring feedback from @Josephine Miliza on some initiatives they are carrying out at Tunapanda Networks in Kibra to provide support in Kibra where implementing preventive measures such as social distancing has been a challenge. They are working with teachers in the local school to upload content on the e-learning platforms (Soma -e-learning platform) which will be availed to learners through the Community Network. They are also Customizing COVID-Related information to fit the local context by creating Videos and memes to demistify COVID-19. Some of the Connected Centres are also making masks for the Community. I am sure @Josephine Miliza can share more. I am involved with a Community Network hosted by CISS [2] which operates in Homabay, Kisumu and Siaya County supporting over 200 women and youth groups in the rural communities from the three counties. We are actively engaging them through Whatsapp to understand the challenges they are facing as well as convey reliable information about COVID-19. Together with partners we are also working on Videos aimed at informing educating and influencing behavior change which will be uploaded on our infrastructure at the Community Centre's and which can be accessed for free. @Rapudo Hawi is also spearheading a Community Initiative [3] which is documenting various initiatives taking place kwa ground.
FINALLY COMMUNITY RADIO IS ALSO PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE. I WATCHED A FEATURE ON NTV OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE A COMMUNITY RADIO RUN BY A CHURCH IN HOMABAY IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON COVID-19. I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE NEED TO STEP UP COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO SHARE CONTENT WHICH CAN THEN BE PASSED ON TO THE COMMUNITIES.
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 12:09 PM Stephen Machua <stephenmachua@gmail.com> wrote:
Good Morning Liz,
I see an opportunity for Open Data to boost transparency+future preparedness, e.g. a portal/site where Kenyans and interested parties can track progress on;
a) Donations received and their allocations (Monetary + in-kind) e.g. World Bank has already given $50M, Danish Government $3.2M b) Medical supplies (produced + donated) and their allocations c) Average spending per patient until recovery in different hospitals across the country - might inform future preparedness
Basically, trying to capture as much data as we can and learn from this process.
Hoping to hear what other listers think, especially those in open data.
Regards, Stephen Machua
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:59 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
* HEALTH - includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. * ECONOMIC AND FINANCE ISSUES - Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. * SOCIAL, PUBLIC ORDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS - Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews * ACCESS TO FOOD, WATER AND OTHER BASIC COMMODITIES Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc * SUPPORT SERVICES AND CROSS CUTTING ISSUES - Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards.
Liz.
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Dear all, Kijiji Yeetu, the smart village ecosystem working to improve livelihood in the villages and believes that county government actions in the villages are yet to felt throughout our documentation. We hereby noted the following: 1). The community actions and initiatives are key pillars for citizens to fight against the COVID19, the collaborative efforts that linked the communities and government through the local administration to organize a campaign that would increase the use of safety nets captured through tech solutions during the lockdown and curfew such food distribution, use of cheaper and subsidized information channels including internet 2). The preventive measures and community education that is done through community initiatives have not reached the marginalized and grassroots communities. the county government budgeting and resources are key for testing, hand washing, and social distancing, therefore, adaptation for non-tech communities would need support and structured levels of communication strategy. 3. Human rights principles and adherence to constitutional regimes have been infringed and entrenched upon the cultures of the local communities whose livelihood depends on hand to mouth rations that have been disputed by the pandemic. The tech solutions might be key in the provision of correct messaging and stories of good practice that can be adopted into better ways of educating citizens. Thanks again, Regards Rapudo Hawi, Kijiji Yeetu. On 2020-04-07 09:37, Wambui Wambui via kictanet wrote:
My thoughts are related to awareness creation and information provision. Various technologies can be used to promote each citizen’s right to accurate and timely information, accountable leadership, and responsible use of public resources. Some ideas:
1. I echo Stephen Machua’s call for an open data portal that provides centralized information in English and Swahili on the areas he suggested. The Open Data portal was promoted in the previous administration but seems to have lapsed under this one. In addition to the areas that were proposed for what can be on the Open Data portal, here are a few others:
a. Criteria for testing for COVID-19
b. How many test kits are available, by county
c. How many people tested at any given time, by county
d. Relevant policies/laws related to COVID-19
e. County-specific information related to COVID-19 e.g. measures taken to address the matter (hand-washing points), medical centres for testing and treatment, hotlines to call in the event of an emergency, etc.
2. Use digital technologies to encourage devolved communication between citizens and government down to location/sub-location_ _level. Chief Kariuki in Lanet Location, Nakuru County effectively used to send texts to residents through Twitter. This service has since been discontinued but the Committee could look into reviving it so as to allow chiefs/subchiefs to:
a. provide national updates and information in their areas.
b. Provide County-specific updates and information
Residents can also use such platforms to:
c. raise concerns particular to their needs/area through their chiefs/subchiefs, which can then be escalated upwards.
d. propose solutions for particular needs in their community
3. Authorities should provide frequent, accurate updates in different languages on multiple platforms – e.g. social media, mainstream media, trusted community leaders - from credible sources. This would also a more effective way to curb misinformation rather than resorting to threats of arrests, etc.
4. Government can also partner with telcos and local developers in deploying technology (apps, mobile phones) to enable information exchange across counties (e.g. about food availability) without violating rights to privacy.
5. A final thought for the committee is that nations such as Germany are on lockdown with no incidences of policy brutality or citizen outcry. Citizen compliance can be achieved if authorities can do the following:
a) show empathy/understanding of citizens' needs (e.g. not everyone is able to stay at home for days on end working remotely so provide options/alternatives)
b) treat all citizens with respect
c) acknowledge that digital access is not equally available to all, so ensure that everyone has access to similar COVID-related information
d) be accountable for the resources that are generated through taxpayer money (why an Open Data portal becomes useful).
e) be willing to take responsibility for mistakes made, and to show how the errors are being addressed.
f) be willing to explain tough decisions
g) be willing to do their jobs as they should. E.g. Legislators should develop far-reaching policies and laws that will revitalize national/county economies and institutions, not just buy self-branded soaps.
Thanks.
WW
On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 11:59 AM Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear Liz,
My Feedback inline,
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 11:04 PM Liz Orembo via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Stephen,
I like your idea of an open data portal and a single webpage for all sorts of communications and statistics regarding covid 19. Can covid-19.ke [1] resemble that of John hopkins?
BO : IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT OPEN DATA IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT IN KENYA. WE HAD AN OPEN DATA PORTAL DURING HIS EXCELLENCY KIBAKI'S REGIME. I GUESS PRIORITIES MAY HAVE SHIFTED. I KNOW THERE ARE OPEN DATA CHAMPIONS ON THIS LIST, IT COULD HELP IF THEY CAN GIVE AN AN EXPERT OPINION ON WHERE WE ARE AS A COUNTRY AND THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING THAT CAN HAMPER THE USE OF OPEN DATA. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE WHAT IS COMING OUT CLEARLY IS TECHNOLOGY HAS TO BE BACKED BY STRONG DIGITAL LITERACY.
I also know we have various community network projects driven by some of our members on this list. How can they coordinate with the ministry of health to provide content in the local languages and in forms that are easily consumed in the areas where the community networks serve?
BO : Community Networks are playing their part, got some inspiring feedback from @Josephine Miliza on some initiatives they are carrying out at Tunapanda Networks in Kibra to provide support in Kibra where implementing preventive measures such as social distancing has been a challenge. They are working with teachers in the local school to upload content on the e-learning platforms (Soma -e-learning platform) which will be availed to learners through the Community Network. They are also Customizing COVID-Related information to fit the local context by creating Videos and memes to demistify COVID-19. Some of the Connected Centres are also making masks for the Community. I am sure @Josephine Miliza can share more. I am involved with a Community Network hosted by CISS [2] which operates in Homabay, Kisumu and Siaya County supporting over 200 women and youth groups in the rural communities from the three counties. We are actively engaging them through Whatsapp to understand the challenges they are facing as well as convey reliable information about COVID-19. Together with partners we are also working on Videos aimed at informing educating and influencing behavior change which will be uploaded on our infrastructure at the Community Centre's and which can be accessed for free. @Rapudo Hawi is also spearheading a Community Initiative [3] which is documenting various initiatives taking place kwa ground.
FINALLY COMMUNITY RADIO IS ALSO PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE. I WATCHED A FEATURE ON NTV OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE A COMMUNITY RADIO RUN BY A CHURCH IN HOMABAY IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON COVID-19. I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE NEED TO STEP UP COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO SHARE CONTENT WHICH CAN THEN BE PASSED ON TO THE COMMUNITIES.
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 12:09 PM Stephen Machua <stephenmachua@gmail.com> wrote:
Good Morning Liz,
I see an opportunity for Open Data to boost transparency+future preparedness, e.g. a portal/site where Kenyans and interested parties can track progress on;
a) Donations received and their allocations (Monetary + in-kind) e.g. World Bank has already given $50M, Danish Government $3.2M b) Medical supplies (produced + donated) and their allocations c) Average spending per patient until recovery in different hospitals across the country - might inform future preparedness
Basically, trying to capture as much data as we can and learn from this process.
Hoping to hear what other listers think, especially those in open data.
Regards, Stephen Machua
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 12:59 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning listers,
The senate has established an ad-hoc committee that will oversee the responses of the national and county governments to the covid 19 pandemic. The committee has issued a call for submissions on the following themes.
* HEALTH - includes community health, testing centers, mental health, role and engagement of county governments. * ECONOMIC AND FINANCE ISSUES - Includes macro economic effects, measures that the government can take to cushion SMEs and borrowers. * SOCIAL, PUBLIC ORDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS - Includes protection of vulnerable groups, and enforcement of curfews * ACCESS TO FOOD, WATER AND OTHER BASIC COMMODITIES Includes measures to support continuous production and supply of essential services at affordable prices. Food, water etc * SUPPORT SERVICES AND CROSS CUTTING ISSUES - Includes awareness creation, how to combat stigmatization and network access across the country.
Listers, what are your views? How can ICTs help in these 5 areas? and how can the government improve its communication and network connectivity across the country?
Please find attached the call for public participation with more details. The deadline for submission is 8th April. --
Best regards.
Liz.
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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
participants (9)
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Barrack Otieno -
Charles Wesonga Juma -
Grace Githaiga -
Liz Orembo -
Odhiambo Washington -
rapudohawi＠kijijiyeetu.co.ke -
Stephen Machua -
wairimu R -
Wambui Wambui