Who does Yawe expect to produce this content.
Hi, Dr. Ndemo asked the question above and I missed it among the rest of his message. I have said many times that the government sits on the greatest volume of relevant content which they seriously need to digitize. The government places adverts in the paper for vacancies yet the the particular media has a distribution of less than 1 million copies per day 80% of which are distributed within the urban areas yet 80% of the population is rural based. This adverts are usually spread over 4 - 6 pages which translates to over 2 million shillings yet the information will only reach 1% of the targeted audience. If the same information was made available online including an application page then you will have participated in creating content. I tried application form on kenya.go.ke but the links are broken and are based in email application. Why not spend some of the money used on ineffective print media adverts to implement an online application system. With this the government will develop a database. Why have you not spear headed an initiative to produce comprehensive web sites with information on government run educational institutions instead of having such institutions spend millions of shillings placing newspaper advertisements. This could also run on an intranet that would be made available to the education officers stationed at all district head quarters. And last and closest to my heart, when will Kenyans get a single point of contact when they need to contact their government, this has nothing to do with broadband, fibre optic or digital villages just basic voice based contact centre. I am tired of hearing about grandiose ideas yet you are unwilling to implement basic solutions. Dr. Ndemo, I therefore ask "are you interested in creating content?" Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
robert yawe wrote:
Hi,
Dr. Ndemo asked the question above and I missed it among the rest of his message.
I have said many times that the government sits on the greatest volume of relevant content which they seriously need to digitize.
The government places adverts in the paper for vacancies yet the the particular media has a distribution of less than 1 million copies per day 80% of which are distributed within the urban areas yet 80% of the population is rural based.
This adverts are usually spread over 4 - 6 pages which translates to over 2 million shillings yet the information will only reach 1% of the targeted audience. If the same information was made available online including an application page then you will have participated in creating content.
I tried application form on kenya.go.ke but the links are broken and are based in email application. Why not spend some of the money used on ineffective print media adverts to implement an online application system. With this the government will develop a database.
Why have you not spear headed an initiative to produce comprehensive web sites with information on government run educational institutions instead of having such institutions spend millions of shillings placing newspaper advertisements. This could also run on an intranet that would be made available to the education officers stationed at all district head quarters.
And last and closest to my heart, when will Kenyans get a single point of contact when they need to contact their government, this has nothing to do with broadband, fibre optic or digital villages just basic voice based contact centre. I am tired of hearing about grandiose ideas yet you are unwilling to implement basic solutions.
Dr. Ndemo, I therefore ask "are you interested in creating content?"
Regards
Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
Robert, These are extremely powerful statements you have made before - much more relevant than ICDL spats. We need to approach and help those concerned on the ground with these (national and local) government sites on a technical (not policy) level. It is not easy for them factoring political dynamics that ensure 'ICT' and other deals are awarded to companies connected to elements that need to retain their parliamentary or council seats or secure their retirements if they fail to. Have heard from a software developer or two about information systems being rejected (after development) because it made it easier to track and collect revenues - that many council officials (all over Kenya) pocket. SMM
Robert, In my view we both are equally responsible for content creation in this country. We are doing everything we can to get the basics going. Already a lot is done online especially through PSC. We need to change the laws in relation to Govt. Advertizing and this as you know takes time. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "S.Murigi Muraya" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:21:12 To: <[email protected]> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who does Yawe expect to produce this content. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: [email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke
Robert: I agree with PS Ndemo, totally. We are all responsible for local content creation in this country, especially if we are going to adequately use the broadband Internet Connectivity. Certainly, a lot relating to digitizing that Government needs to do, as a matter of necessity, is both propagated and accelerated by the requisite policies and laws. And for your information, the Directorate of e-Government has now finished working on a draft Web Development and Management Policy for Government. This will require all Government Ministries and Departments to enhance the Government Web Presence accordingly, including a management team for web related content to ensure that Government communicates (and offers services) as one, online, and most importantly to create a sustainable mechanism for the same. We are equally speeding up the process and hopefully, we shall see a Government surge in the use ICTs and the Internet. -- John K. Njoroge Directorate of e-Government Office of the President Office Tel: 020-2227411 (Ext 22198) Mobile: 0721962744/0770121699 Other Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 8:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
Robert, In my view we both are equally responsible for content creation in this country. We are doing everything we can to get the basics going. Already a lot is done online especially through PSC. We need to change the laws in relation to Govt. Advertizing and this as you know takes time.
Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry®
-----Original Message----- From: "S.Murigi Muraya" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:21:12 To: <[email protected]> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who does Yawe expect to produce this content.
_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
This message was sent to: [email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke
_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
This message was sent to: [email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/<http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kabogojn%40gmail.com>
participants (4)
-
bitange＠jambo.co.ke -
John K. Njoroge -
robert yawe -
S.Murigi Muraya