Hello Everyone, Please note - FWDed msg. ----- Original Message ----- [snip] ********************************************************************* Dear Colleagues, I wish to respond to the very apt challenge thrown to us by Edith. From where i sit at the e-Government Directorate, it is of great interest to us to explore ways in which we can leverage ICTs and e-Government to deliver on the broad goals of the 2030 vision. As indicated by the Head of state, the 2030 vision is NOT a Government project but trancends all players across the political divides, sectors and socio-economic classes including electoral calendars. That's why the challenge by Edith is very timely. What can we as Kenyans and core stakeholders bring to the table to ensure that existing opportunities are leveraged effectively? My colleague Andrew Limo is in the technical team that was working on the vision and i believe he will also comment on this. I would like to throw the challenge back to KICTANET to bring to bear your very impressive arsenal of intellectual and lobbying might to open this debate far and wide. Lets all remember that the vision is a broad statement of intent and the way it all turns out will depend on how we interpret this statement and break it down to manageable pieces. We should not get discouraged but instead bring to light ways in which ICTs CAN hasten the attainment of the vision. Edith mentioned that the countries mentioned as success cases in national visioning leveraged ICTs..can we get more concrete information publicized and brought to the attention of decision makers? what specific learning examples can we immediately tap into to start demonstrating success? I believe together we can pull this off..for the good of all of us Kenyans Kind regards Gakiria Andrew Senior Policy Analyst & Information security Administrator e-Government Directorate Office of the President Harambee House 10th Floor Tel: +254 20 341582 Cell: +254 721 323118 Nairobi, KENYA ----- End forwarded message ----- cheers - wash +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Odhiambo Washington . WANANCHI ONLINE LTD (Nairobi, KE) | wash () WANANCHI ! com . 1ere Etage, Loita Hse, Loita St., | GSM: (+254) 722 743 223 . # 10286, 00100 NAIROBI | GSM: (+254) 733 744 121 . (+254) 020 313 985 - 9 | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" --from a /. post