Open Data Initiative being frustrated, says Matiang’i - Business_News - nation.co.ke
Muraya, Its the attitude more than the laws. Yes a law forcing govt officials to surrender data is good but retraining of civil servants attitude to abandon the colonial era of "Serikali" swahili for Government being synonymous to "Siri-kali" = "Top-Secret" is better. Today, one mays still receive government correspondence inviting you to attend some innocent public ICT meeting but stamped "Confidential" meaning "dont dare open unless..." "Sirikali" syndrome at work :-) walu. ________________________________ From: S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya@gmail.com> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:19 AM Subject: [kictanet] Open Data Initiative being frustrated, says Matiang’i - Business_News - nation.co.ke http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Open-Data-Initiative-being-frustrated-... _______________________________________________ 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/jwalu%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.
Walu, Please apply now, to become a Principal Secretary in future. Open Go.Ke = Open People in Go.Ke. On May 30, 2013 10:51 AM, "Walubengo J" <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Muraya,
Its the attitude more than the laws. Yes a law forcing govt officials to surrender data is good but retraining of civil servants attitude to abandon the colonial era of "Serikali" swahili for Government being synonymous to "Siri-kali" = "Top-Secret" is better.
Today, one mays still receive government correspondence inviting you to attend some innocent public ICT meeting but stamped "Confidential" meaning "dont dare open unless..." "Sirikali" syndrome at work :-)
walu.
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