Hi, I recommend you all find some time to go through the following videos; http://www.udemy.com/lean-startup-sxsw-2012-videos-and-presentations/#lectur... Once you have enrolled, for those who want to understand why Kenya OpenData initiative is limping, watch  Lecture 12 "Lean startup in Government" Doctor Ndemo, this is a must watch for you and for Mr. Kukubo please go through all the lectures. Regards   Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya@gmail.com> To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, 12 November 2012, 11:56 Subject: [kictanet] Kenya open data initiative has hit a dead end, says PS <BudgetTo> Convert data (formats) into reports that are easily accessible by relevant parties in the organization, after people realize how difficult nut necessary it is to consolidate (for analysis) information in 4 or 5 different systems used within... </BudgetTo> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Open+data+initiative+has+hit+a+dead+en... By CHARLES WOKABI cwokabi@ke.nationmedia.com Posted  Saturday, November 10  2012 at  17:35 IN SUMMARY * The Kenya open data initiative was officially launched in July last year by President Kibaki, with the aim of putting Kenya among the first Third World countries to make government information freely available to its citizens in a single portal * At its inception, the open data initiative was expected to set off a spirited boom in application development, but according to Information and Communications permanent secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo, only a few more of 50 new applications have come up based on the initiative * Dr Ndemo told the Sunday Nation that the ministry was getting frustrated because of the low amount of data supplied by organisations _______________________________________________ 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/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.... 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.