Re: [kictanet] 2-Day eHealth Workshop closes with a suprise
Okay Soberly now, having shared my frustrations, we need to seriously consider re-framing the way we advocate for ICTs for development. Perhaps linking them to concrete livelihood issues could be a start making it easier for policy makers to place ICTS within the broader development/poverty reduction frameworks. We could then lobby to ensure that ICTs as tools and the sector in general is taken seriously. Lobbying parliamentarians to remind them of the pending communications/ICT related bills/policies would not hurt. Luckily for us in Kenya we have a government that listens and accomodates! best alice A. Wanjira Munyua wrote:
Agree we talk a lot, write a lot of papers, develop many policies, form committees that develop and submit comprehensive recommendations, etc but never seem to have the drive/will or is it resources to implement. Look at the IC bill, our impressive E-government strategy and many others. Did you all note that none of the bills that affect the communications sector were mentioned as priorities for parliamentary discussions. well, I am sorry I am not offering any constructive suggestions just sharing frustration here.
best alice
Michuki Mwangi wrote:
Walu,
John Walubengo wrote:
It always beats me:- How comes we are having to learn from Rwanda every now and then and yet we are supposedly the 'big brother'?
Maybe we talk too much? ;)
I first heard of tele-medicine back in 2001 - 2002, its been 5yrs since not sure how much has been done as a result of the forums and discussions held back then.
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Hey, Michuki, Walu and Alice, AMREF launched a telemedicine project in 2004 linking four rural hospitals in Kenya (Kakuma and Mandera) and Tanzania (Rubya and Kibondo) to referral hospitals. http://www.amref.org/index.asp?PageID=185&SearchStr=telemedicine. The website is not updated but the project is ongoingÂ…. We could start by reviewing the challenges they have faced in last 2 years plus that the project has been ongoingÂ… Rgrds, Nyambura
Okay Soberly now, having shared my frustrations, we need to seriously consider re-framing the way we advocate for ICTs for development. Perhaps linking them to concrete livelihood issues could be a start making it easier for policy makers to place ICTS within the broader development/poverty reduction frameworks. We could then lobby to ensure that ICTs as tools and the sector in general is taken seriously. Lobbying parliamentarians to remind them of the pending communications/ICT related bills/policies would not hurt. Luckily for us in Kenya we have a government that listens and accomodates!
best alice
A. Wanjira Munyua wrote:
Agree we talk a lot, write a lot of papers, develop many policies, form committees that develop and submit comprehensive recommendations, etc but never seem to have the drive/will or is it resources to implement. Look at the IC bill, our impressive E-government strategy and many others. Did you all note that none of the bills that affect the communications sector were mentioned as priorities for parliamentary discussions. well, I am sorry I am not offering any constructive suggestions just sharing frustration here.
best alice
Michuki Mwangi wrote:
Walu,
John Walubengo wrote:
It always beats me:- How comes we are having to learn from Rwanda every now and then and yet we are supposedly the 'big brother'?
Maybe we talk too much? ;)
I first heard of tele-medicine back in 2001 - 2002, its been 5yrs since not sure how much has been done as a result of the forums and discussions held back then.
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