Re: [kictanet] Day 1 of Talk to the Senate (2017-2022 Priorities)
Hi Kanini For me I'd like the Senate to prioritize and champion two key issues:- 1. An amendment to the law to devolve the USF since clearly this centralisation has failed. The Counties should prioritise where there are gaps in connectivity with the assistance of the CA. Based on the findings then projects are rolled out and linked to NOFBI (National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure.). It's a real shame that we are disenfranchising a large swathe of the country for lack of ICT Infrastructure. 2. eCitizen. This is a great initiative which is going to the dogs. I propose that the Senate intervene on behalf of the people of the counties (Read the majority of Kenyans). The Platform was good..Initially..Now you have to wait till off hours to access the platform. If this is the case in Nairobi what happens at the county level? I propose the following:- a) The Senate champions the full revamp of the eCitizen Platform and ensure full accessibility with limited connectivity. User Experience in G2C and C2G engagement with ease is critical for citizens to govt services and for govt to earn revenues. b) A full review of the Technical Platform that makes eCitizen a world class G2C/C2G Platform. c) API thinking/strategy with security a priority to be implemented so that we have a Platform/Payment agnostic solution. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *AHK & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 4:36 PM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I see. Thank you for that.
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Julius Njiraini via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear kanini mutemi am proposing since cyber crime is complex problem, the county government should have county incidence reporting centre which should report direct to national computer incidence team. These will greatly helps national government to come with attacks statistics. Julius Njiraini Computer forensics investigator
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 2:55 PM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thank you Julius. Just a follow up for clarification -do you suggest that cybersecurity should be handled at a county level as opposed to at a national level?
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Julius Njiraini via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear Listers,
The Senate committee should identify and come with county committee to identify and protect Assets in the Cyberspace, Threats against the security of the Cyberspace, Roles of stakeholders in Cybersecurity, Guidelines for stakeholders, Cybersecurity controls and Framework of information sharing and coordination within the counties.
Julius NjirainiBsc
compute security and forensics
Cyber security and forensics investigator
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On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 11:11 AM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
That's right @Harry! We did see quite a bit of that in the last House and devolution definitely suffered. Thank you for raising the cohesion issue.
@Deborah, not to worry. Thank you for reposting. Again, the issue of duplicity and I might even add counterproductivity comes up. A broad reading of Article 96 pits the Senate as the godfather of devolution so I believe this is something the Senate ought to be able to address; how do we streamline efforts by all these stakeholders to achieve the desired results?
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 11:03 AM, Harry Delano <harry26001@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey Mercy,
A very interesting observation and feedback there. It's one question we will pose back at Senator Halake. We have seen the national and county entities more often than not seem to pull in different directions. We really want to see a pragmatic approach to matters development, where as opposed to every entity charting their own vision rollouts, how does Senate plan to help achieve synergy across board and avoid competing duplicitous efforts and waste of resources..? My suggestion; Bring all stakeholders on board - National govt/county agencies as well as the private sector to synergise effort and develop great partnerships for tremendous development. Let's arise and consign the elephant in the room - politics to the back burner to foster progress and development at a faster pace..
Harry
On 5 Feb 2018 10:15, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Thank you Harry and Kevin for starting us off. > > So far I gather: > > - Huduma Centres in the counties > - IT centres of excellence in the counties > - Telecommunication infrastructure i.e. making provision for > fibre optic cables in county road infrastructure. > > It may also be useful to note this early on, that the devolution > demographic is one that involves many players e.g. the county governments, > county assemblies, the Senate and the national government. Further that > each has its own role in achieving the aspirations of devolution. While > today the discussion is open to discussing all the ICT challenges in > general, we can start thinking of the role the Senate plays and how it can > use its role to influence the desired changes. > > On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 8:38 AM, Kevin Kamonye < > kevin.kamonye@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I would like to propose that all Counties include >> telecommunications infrastructure in their road plans. >> >> For instance, they should at least lay ample trunking for future >> leasing to any Telco that would wish to run fibre optic cables. >> >> This will help avoid the current situation whereby our well done >> roads and pavements are defaced repeatedly as these companies do their >> trenching and tunneling. >> >> Even further, the counties can run their own metro fibre networks >> and lease the unused cores to the ISPs. Further cooperation between the >> counties could also help in inter-linking these metro networks such that we >> will have all regions covered with protected rings. >> >> Sent on mobile. >> >> On 5 Feb 2018 08:16, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < >> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Good morning Listers, >>> >>> >>> Welcome to Day 1 of 'Talk to the Senate'. This must have been what >>> the framers of the Constitution had in mind when they entrenched public >>> participation as a key constitutional principle- an opportunity for us to >>> make a case on what we think ought to be the Senate's priority 2017-2022. I >>> therefore encourage that we all participate in this session and look >>> forward to an animated discussion. >>> >>> >>> As Grace had briefed us on Friday, we will have a three day >>> discussion focusing on the counties and opportunities for intervention by >>> the Senate. >>> >>> >>> This being the first day, our goal is to bring out issues of >>> concern in the counties as far as ICT is concerned. Once we have these, we >>> will proceed to make proposals on how the Senate may be of help in >>> resolving these issues on Day 2. On Day 3, we will discuss how to foster >>> engagements between the ICT community and the legislature. >>> >>> >>> This is our guiding question for today– >>> >>> >>> *What do you consider to be the ICT * >>> >>> * (a) challenges; * >>> >>> * (b) risks; and * >>> >>> * (c) opportunities in the counties?* >>> >>> >>> As well, if there are ICT success stories coming out of the >>> counties, feel free to highlight them. >>> >>> >>> We are honoured to have Senator Abshiro Halake (Vice Chairperson, >>> Senate ICT Committee) on the list. 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To add *much* to some of Ali's insight... Google "Kenya technology budget" then google "US technology budget" - which e-gov working documents come up for Kenya? The lack of insight from the "Kenya technology budget" search has much to do with lack of CIO authority (effectiveness) in our laws and organizations. Way forward >> https://oversight.house.gov/itreform/ << *Address Procurement*. It is where IT Projects are often sabotaged or compromised. *We need County CIO's and CIO's at State Corporations.* After consulting the industry, the Kenya ICT Authority can provide feedback on minimum CIO qualifications. The career (ambitions) of a CIO may cause them to migrate but local Techprenuers are more likely to invest in creating IT jobs/skills locally. It is shrewd for a migration (or kick back) seeking CIO to favor foreign firms at the expense of building talent, economy or efficiency in their county or organization. This is a National Security issue which must be addressed. CIOs' may also be used to regulate the industry. It is their Project specifications (in consultation with other State Department Heads) which will determine which skills (not necessarily certificates) are required to increase efficiency and accountability in governance. CIOs' who consistently fail to work with local firms (partnering with foreign firms) should be censured - as a National Security measure. Persons unable to build up local firms are not a national assets. Governors, State Corporation Heads, CFO's never fail to prioritize and implement revenue collection systems - whether manual or automated. It must now become mandatory to implement work management = service delivery measurement systems. CIOs' should be consulted by *Chief Customer Officers* at County service or Huduma centres in the procurement and implementation of CRM's. It is through CRM systems (including portals) that we can provide feedback (access to information) to the public and relevant authorities. It should be no secret on which public or state officers perform well and those who fail to deliver services in their locality. We should also be able to easily access information on workflows and requirements as well as provide feedback via text/sms or e-mail. If the KES 1 Bln being allocated to the DCI will make them more accessible online, then so be it. It is a Cyber crime to damage data, water, transport infrastructure. It should be easy to communicate with the Police/DCI on such matters. This should be legislated >> Each police station MUST have a working number to call, text and e-mail address to forward information to. Each police division should also have an e-mail address which can be carbon copied, to avoid claims that occurrences were not reported at the police station. The USF could also be used to connect Police stations in remote areas to Central servers in well connected areas. *http://searchcio.techtarget.com/opinion/Will-the-role-of-the-chief-data-offi... <http://searchcio.techtarget.com/opinion/Will-the-role-of-the-chief-data-officer-eclipse-the-CIO>* *The CIO-CDO division of labor. For the uninitiated, the chief data officer, born out of industries with significant compliance requirements -- such as financial services and healthcare -- is the head of data. While CIOs own the systems, CDOs oversee all of the bits and bytes that flow through those systems.Jul 27, 2015*
Greetings all, Great to see the interest the Upper House is investing in this area. I have three challenges, and will offer suggestions for two. - A lot of tech research is in the hands of the private sector who tend to have their particular interests. I'm with Harry in saying involve academia - read universities and research institutes - in undertaking research that can be useful for broader county and/or national interests. E.g. research that also goes beyond access issues to include how people use tech and why, could inform policy-making. A tech research fund at national or county level could be one way to encourage this. - County governments do not seem to be consistent in their embrace of tech. Encourage counties to view digital tech positively and to address it legislatively. E.g. the vast amounts of information that counties can gather about their people provides opportunity to know how to prioritise funding. But the collection, storage and dissemination of that data needs a legal framework. So Data Protection and Access to Information laws at county levels would be necessary. - Tech seems too technical and too elitist, particularly away from the urban centre. Is it Senate's business to make it less technical and less elitist to 'Wanjiku'? I'd say it's someone's business, but I don't know if the someone is the Senate. Thanks, Wambui Wamunyu
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Wambui Wambui