Fwd: How this happened (How Obama used Technology to stay ahead during the campaign)
Listers Obama continued to stay ahead and the closeness of this election (despite the electorate college votes big margin the battle ground states were won with the slightest of margins) because of his team's sleek use of technology - especially the use of Big Data. The ability to crunch the numbers and glean nuggets of pure gold in terms of voter trends and getting out the voters to vote for him really is the biggest lesson here. In my opinion of course. Are there lessons here for our politicians? How can we engage (through proper use of technology) with all Kenyans to ensure we vote in the right leaders? Or am I being an idealist and romantic and all this is just wishful thinking? Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message:
From: Barack Obama <info@barackobama.com> Date: November 7, 2012, 8:54:23 AM GMT+04:00 To: <info@alyhussein.com> Subject: How this happened Reply-To: info@barackobama.com
Friend --
I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first.
I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen.
You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward.
I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started.
But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place.
Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests.
There's a lot more work to do.
But for right now: Thank you.
Barack
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With this one, Ali, you're living in Utopia. America is not Kenya :-) I wish I could remind you that Kenyan politicians rely on tribal balkanization to get their votes. That's why you see politicianA talking to politicianB on how they can work together to win the election. It's about numbers from their tribes, whom they hope to put in a box first.. Tunawesmake!!! On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
Listers
Obama continued to stay ahead and the closeness of this election (despite the electorate college votes big margin the battle ground states were won with the slightest of margins) because of his team's sleek use of technology - especially the use of Big Data.
The ability to crunch the numbers and glean nuggets of pure gold in terms of voter trends and getting out the voters to vote for him really is the biggest lesson here. In my opinion of course.
Are there lessons here for our politicians? How can we engage (through proper use of technology) with all Kenyans to ensure we vote in the right leaders?
Or am I being an idealist and romantic and all this is just wishful thinking?
Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 773/713 601113
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* Barack Obama <info@barackobama.com> *Date:* November 7, 2012, 8:54:23 AM GMT+04:00 *To:* <info@alyhussein.com> *Subject:* *How this happened* *Reply-To:* info@barackobama.com
Friend --
I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first.
I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen.
You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward.
I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started.
But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place.
Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests.
There's a lot more work to do.
But for right now: Thank you.
Barack
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Contributions or gifts to Obama Victory Fund 2012 are not tax deductible.
The first $2,500 from a contributor to Obama Victory Fund 2012 will be allocated to Obama for America, designated for the general election. The next $30,800 from a contributor will be allocated to the Democratic National Committee. Any additional amount(s) from a contributor will be divided among the State Democratic Party Committees as follows, up to $10,000 per committee and subject to the biennial aggregate limits: OH (24%), FL (15%); WI (12%); IA (10%); NV (10%); VA (9%); CO (7%); NC (7%); PA (3%); and NH (3%). A contributor may designate a contribution for a particular participant. This allocation formula may change if following it would result in an excessive contribution. Contributions will be used in connection with a Federal election, may be spent on any activities of the participants as each committee determines in its sole discretion, and will not be earmarked for any particular candidate
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True Wash. The tribal card will continue to be played. Obama and Romney did the same in the US, difference was replacing tribe with 'ethnic'... My point though is this - Is there an opportunity here to harness technology for better governance and hence better leadership? (Eventually...) Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPad On Nov 7, 2012, at 2:17 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
With this one, Ali, you're living in Utopia. America is not Kenya :-) I wish I could remind you that Kenyan politicians rely on tribal balkanization to get their votes. That's why you see politicianA talking to politicianB on how they can work together to win the election. It's about numbers from their tribes, whom they hope to put in a box first.. Tunawesmake!!!
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
Listers
Obama continued to stay ahead and the closeness of this election (despite the electorate college votes big margin the battle ground states were won with the slightest of margins) because of his team's sleek use of technology - especially the use of Big Data.
The ability to crunch the numbers and glean nuggets of pure gold in terms of voter trends and getting out the voters to vote for him really is the biggest lesson here. In my opinion of course.
Are there lessons here for our politicians? How can we engage (through proper use of technology) with all Kenyans to ensure we vote in the right leaders?
Or am I being an idealist and romantic and all this is just wishful thinking?
Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 773/713 601113
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: Barack Obama <info@barackobama.com> Date: November 7, 2012, 8:54:23 AM GMT+04:00 To: <info@alyhussein.com> Subject: How this happened Reply-To: info@barackobama.com
Friend --
I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first.
I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen.
You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward.
I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started.
But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place.
Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests.
There's a lot more work to do.
But for right now: Thank you.
Barack
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My 2 cents: On 7 November 2012 11:17, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
With this one, Ali, you're living in Utopia. America is not Kenya :-)
Indeed In Kenya citizens can not be indefintely detained without trial!!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Y... I am glad he won, but while celebrating this victory lets take a moment to consider the possibly irrevocable damage Obama has done to civil liberties in the land of the brave home of the free
better link on 1021 http://www.aclu.org/national-security/president-obama-signs-indefinite-deten...
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Alex Comninos <alex.comninos@gmail.com> wrote:
My 2 cents:
On 7 November 2012 11:17, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
With this one, Ali, you're living in Utopia. America is not Kenya :-)
Indeed
In Kenya citizens can not be indefintely detained without trial!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Y...
I am glad he won, but while celebrating this victory lets take a moment to consider the possibly irrevocable damage Obama has done to civil liberties in the land of the brave home of the free
To be fair, while this is egregious, you have to see it in the post 9-11 context AND also consider that what George W Bush and other Republicans have given us (Patriot Act, etc) has been far worse! -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
Dear Listeners, Open Data should be linked to the National System of Innovation. Wearing another hat of being a teacher, asked students what there sources of information is and whether they have heard of open data, all were in negative which is a cause for worry. I agree with Paul that there is invaluable information on the Open data which people are not aware of or are aware of but do not understand how to derive the benefits. What we currently have for those who are knowledgeable, should be able to derive benefits. I would not be surprised that there are offshore organisations that use Open data making for example very targeted marketing in the country. For any innovation to be pervasive we need a closely knit relationship among entrepreneurs, government research institutions and universities. Paul just wondering whether you have made efforts to educate the universities on the availability of Open data as a resource and how best to benefit from it. Sam ________________________________ From: McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> To: saguyo@yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: How this happened (How Obama used Technology to stay ahead during the campaign) On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Alex Comninos <alex.comninos@gmail.com> wrote:
My 2 cents:
On 7 November 2012 11:17, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
With this one, Ali, you're living in Utopia. America is not Kenya :-)
Indeed
In Kenya citizens can not be indefintely detained without trial!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Y...
I am glad he won, but while celebrating this victory lets take a moment to consider the possibly irrevocable damage Obama has done to civil liberties in the land of the brave home of the free
To be fair, while this is egregious, you have to see it in the post 9-11 context AND also consider that what George W Bush and other Republicans have given us (Patriot Act, etc) has been far worse! -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/saguyo%40yahoo.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.
+ 1 Ali, Obama managed to precisely target each demographics with the right message at the right time using the right tools In our case, however, our leaders and political parties would prefer not to do that – why? My guess would be that it will expose the fact they do not stand for much other than their tribal affiliations. Media (just like you experience with CNN, NBC, FOX etc) embracing such technologies could be a starting point, although I doubt that it will happen any time soon. The scenario is true even in private sector. I remember 5 years ago, I tried to introduce the use of business intelligence tools such as data mining, six sigma, business process modeling, etc to companies and parastatals in Kenya and the response I got – “This is Kenya young man, we are making profits and therefore we do not need to do any of that”. There are enormous amounts of raw data within these organizations’ “data banks”, that if modern analytical techniques and tools were to be applied properly, could see the realization of efficiencies ranging from public sector service delivery to improving private sector organizational performance. I keep hoping non-the-less J Regards, Edwin From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 12:29 PM To: Edwin Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: How this happened (How Obama used Technology to stay ahead during the campaign) Listers Obama continued to stay ahead and the closeness of this election (despite the electorate college votes big margin the battle ground states were won with the slightest of margins) because of his team's sleek use of technology - especially the use of Big Data. The ability to crunch the numbers and glean nuggets of pure gold in terms of voter trends and getting out the voters to vote for him really is the biggest lesson here. In my opinion of course. Are there lessons here for our politicians? How can we engage (through proper use of technology) with all Kenyans to ensure we vote in the right leaders? Or am I being an idealist and romantic and all this is just wishful thinking? Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Barack Obama <info@barackobama.com> Date: November 7, 2012, 8:54:23 AM GMT+04:00 To: <info@alyhussein.com> Subject: How this happened Reply-To: info@barackobama.com Friend -- I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first. I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen. You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward. I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started. But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place. Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests. There's a lot more work to do. But for right now: Thank you. Barack <https://my.barackobama.com/page/m/55c1a59b/6c2c1b4c/2a82e8122/127f65c5/88649844/VEsH/p/eyJKU1ZEVlZOVVQwMWZSRUZVUVZORlZGdHpiSFZuUFdadmJHUmxjbDlrWVhSaGMyVjBMR3RsZVQxbWIyeGtaWEpmYUdGemFGMGxKUT09IjoiIiwiSlNWRFZWTlVUMDFmUkVGVVFWTkZWRnR6YkhWblBXWnBiR1ZmWkdGMFlYTmxkQ3hyWlhrOVptbHNaVjlvWVhOb1hTVWwiOiIifQ==/> Image removed by sender. 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Lets not beat ourselves so much. Who cannot achieve that much with $920,000,000 campaign budget, with thousands of UNPAID volunteers! On 7 November 2012 14:37, Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote:
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In our case, however, our leaders and political parties would prefer not to do that – why? My guess would be that it will expose the fact they do not stand for much other than their tribal affiliations. Media (just like you experience with CNN, NBC, FOX etc) embracing such technologies could be a starting point, although I doubt that it will happen any time soon.****
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The scenario is true even in private sector. I remember 5 years ago, I tried to introduce the use of business intelligence tools such as data mining, six sigma, business process modeling, etc to companies and parastatals in Kenya and the response I got – “This is Kenya young man, we are making profits and therefore we do not need to do any of that”. There are enormous amounts of raw data within these organizations’ “data banks”, that if modern analytical techniques and tools were to be applied properly, could see the realization of efficiencies ranging from public sector service delivery to improving private sector organizational performance.** **
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Obama continued to stay ahead and the closeness of this election (despite the electorate college votes big margin the battle ground states were won with the slightest of margins) because of his team's sleek use of technology - especially the use of Big Data.****
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The ability to crunch the numbers and glean nuggets of pure gold in terms of voter trends and getting out the voters to vote for him really is the biggest lesson here. In my opinion of course.****
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Are there lessons here for our politicians? How can we engage (through proper use of technology) with all Kenyans to ensure we vote in the right leaders? ****
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Or am I being an idealist and romantic and all this is just wishful thinking? ****
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Friend --
I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first.
I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen.
You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward.
I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started.
But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place.
Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests.
There's a lot more work to do.
But for right now: Thank you.
Barack
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Listers Ali makes an important point. The lessons are about the use of big data, and analytics and this can be transposed into many other scenarios. This scenarios are not utopia. There are many here who imagine and execute ideas of this nature, albeit on a smaller scale and in different contexts. Even CNN's John Kings analysis (on the digital touch screen) that broke downs different aspects provided maps that illustrated predictions that Ohio and Florida was going to swing Obama purely on the basis of demographics analysis was quite rich to watch. A case study of great data journalism. We have alot of very rich census data on opendata.go.ke that is begging for smart analysis from anyone who loves the use of data to illustrate important social issues such as poverty, health financial expenditure in Kenya. Thanks Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
Listers
Obama continued to stay ahead and the closeness of this election (despite the electorate college votes big margin the battle ground states were won with the slightest of margins) because of his team's sleek use of technology - especially the use of Big Data.
The ability to crunch the numbers and glean nuggets of pure gold in terms of voter trends and getting out the voters to vote for him really is the biggest lesson here. In my opinion of course.
Are there lessons here for our politicians? How can we engage (through proper use of technology) with all Kenyans to ensure we vote in the right leaders?
Or am I being an idealist and romantic and all this is just wishful thinking?
Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
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