Malawi switches to digital television
Happy 2014, Content will always be king indeed, now Africa has the largest yet untapped resource in terms of content, just how fast we want to convert this to monetary and technological value is the question. Its time for governments to take the plunge and switch over to the massive digital platform despite the challenges. The longer its delayed the longer it takes to learn from the challenges. Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:08 AM, <kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote:
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I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them.
In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
www.A1.io On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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My only concern is just what a poor job CCK had done with educating the public on what exactly to expect with the migration, and posting on your website is not enough. My domestic manager told me the only reason she was not going to get the Set Top is because she did not want to incur the monthly cost that is sure to come with it. I had to print her the nation report showing her there was no monthly cost and she proceeded to tell me that there were guys selling Set Tops that did not work, which means there are con-men already at work selling DSTV type devices that will not work without subscriptions, and this is where GOK/CCK should be spending time while we await the court decision on the migration, education (radio, tv, print media, collaborate with churches etc.) and arresting of any con-men selling the wrong devices. I made sure to let her know the migration was going to happen and it was just a matter of when, not if. On Saturday, January 4, 2014 12:32 PM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com> wrote: Happy 2014, Content will always be king indeed, now Africa has the largest yet untapped resource in terms of content, just how fast we want to convert this to monetary and technological value is the question. Its time for governments to take the plunge and switch over to the massive digital platform despite the challenges. The longer its delayed the longer it takes to learn from the challenges. Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:08 AM, <kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to
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I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them.
In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.a1.io/ On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Lucy, CCK produced a media campaign to educate the public on the migration but the main media houses refused to air the said material. The media gave the migration a complete publicity blackout despite the issue being of major public interest. In respect to online content, there is a dedicated website on digital migration - www.digitalkenya.go.ke Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Lucy Kimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 14:40 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Reply To: Lucy Kimani Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television My only concern is just what a poor job CCK had done with educating the public on what exactly to expect with the migration, and posting on your website is not enough. My domestic manager told me the only reason she was not going to get the Set Top is because she did not want to incur the monthly cost that is sure to come with it. I had to print her the nation report showing her there was no monthly cost and she proceeded to tell me that there were guys selling Set Tops that did not work, which means there are con-men already at work selling DSTV type devices that will not work without subscriptions, and this is where GOK/CCK should be spending time while we await the court decision on the migration, education (radio, tv, print media, collaborate with churches etc.) and arresting of any con-men selling the wrong devices. I made sure to let her know the migration was going to happen and it was just a matter of when, not if. On Saturday, January 4, 2014 12:32 PM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com> wrote: Happy 2014, Content will always be king indeed, now Africa has the largest yet untapped resource in terms of content, just how fast we want to convert this to monetary and technological value is the question. Its time for governments to take the plunge and switch over to the massive digital platform despite the challenges. The longer its delayed the longer it takes to learn from the challenges. Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:08 AM, <kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Just a thought (Ohaga JB) 2. Re: Malawi switches to digital television (Kivuva) 3. Re: Just a thought (ICT Researcher) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 09:33:29 +0300 From: Ohaga JB <durojb@gmail.com<mailto:durojb@gmail.com>> To: Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi@at.co.ke<mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Just a thought Message-ID: <CAL3xsmPVapmixEn_xg3trqRZ4AGDLVukJ2671zpkJDRA65eFOA@mail.gmail.com<mailto:CAL3xsmPVapmixEn_xg3trqRZ4AGDLVukJ2671zpkJDRA65eFOA@mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them. In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke<mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke>> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.a1.io/ On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke<mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke>>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Wambua, With all due respect you can't expect the media to collaborate when they are busy fighting you.... You need the proverbial "out of the box" thinking which is why I mentioned churches, add a massive mobile vehicle campaign going round the county.. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 4, 2014, at 3:10 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke> wrote:
Lucy,
CCK produced a media campaign to educate the public on the migration but the main media houses refused to air the said material.
The media gave the migration a complete publicity blackout despite the issue being of major public interest.
In respect to online content, there is a dedicated website on digital migration - www.digitalkenya.go.ke
Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
From: Lucy Kimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 14:40 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Reply To: Lucy Kimani Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television
My only concern is just what a poor job CCK had done with educating the public on what exactly to expect with the migration, and posting on your website is not enough. My domestic manager told me the only reason she was not going to get the Set Top is because she did not want to incur the monthly cost that is sure to come with it. I had to print her the nation report showing her there was no monthly cost and she proceeded to tell me that there were guys selling Set Tops that did not work, which means there are con-men already at work selling DSTV type devices that will not work without subscriptions, and this is where GOK/CCK should be spending time while we await the court decision on the migration, education (radio, tv, print media, collaborate with churches etc.) and arresting of any con-men selling the wrong devices. I made sure to let her know the migration was going to happen and it was just a matter of when, not if.
On Saturday, January 4, 2014 12:32 PM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com> wrote: Happy 2014,
Content will always be king indeed, now Africa has the largest yet untapped resource in terms of content, just how fast we want to convert this to monetary and technological value is the question.
Its time for governments to take the plunge and switch over to the massive digital platform despite the challenges. The longer its delayed the longer it takes to learn from the challenges.
Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica
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I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them.
In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.a1.io/ On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Of course we have not been just waiting for the media to play ball. We aired the public awareness materials through media houses that were not against the migration, mounted road shows in Nairobi, used the social, digital and outdoor media. In addition we put up mobile clinics, and carried out street and roundabout activations, held an open day at the KICC, and used other events to interact with members of the public. Members of the public have also been interacting with us on this issue through email, telephone calls and the social media. Wambua Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Lkimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 15:28 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television Wambua, With all due respect you can't expect the media to collaborate when they are busy fighting you.... You need the proverbial "out of the box" thinking which is why I mentioned churches, add a massive mobile vehicle campaign going round the county.. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 4, 2014, at 3:10 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke<mailto:Wambua@cck.go.ke>> wrote: Lucy, CCK produced a media campaign to educate the public on the migration but the main media houses refused to air the said material. The media gave the migration a complete publicity blackout despite the issue being of major public interest. In respect to online content, there is a dedicated website on digital migration - www.digitalkenya.go.ke<http://www.digitalkenya.go.ke> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Lucy Kimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 14:40 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Reply To: Lucy Kimani Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television My only concern is just what a poor job CCK had done with educating the public on what exactly to expect with the migration, and posting on your website is not enough. My domestic manager told me the only reason she was not going to get the Set Top is because she did not want to incur the monthly cost that is sure to come with it. I had to print her the nation report showing her there was no monthly cost and she proceeded to tell me that there were guys selling Set Tops that did not work, which means there are con-men already at work selling DSTV type devices that will not work without subscriptions, and this is where GOK/CCK should be spending time while we await the court decision on the migration, education (radio, tv, print media, collaborate with churches etc.) and arresting of any con-men selling the wrong devices. I made sure to let her know the migration was going to happen and it was just a matter of when, not if. On Saturday, January 4, 2014 12:32 PM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com<mailto:gideonrop@gmail.com>> wrote: Happy 2014, Content will always be king indeed, now Africa has the largest yet untapped resource in terms of content, just how fast we want to convert this to monetary and technological value is the question. Its time for governments to take the plunge and switch over to the massive digital platform despite the challenges. The longer its delayed the longer it takes to learn from the challenges. Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:08 AM, <kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Just a thought (Ohaga JB) 2. Re: Malawi switches to digital television (Kivuva) 3. Re: Just a thought (ICT Researcher) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 09:33:29 +0300 From: Ohaga JB <durojb@gmail.com<mailto:durojb@gmail.com>> To: Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi@at.co.ke<mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Just a thought Message-ID: <CAL3xsmPVapmixEn_xg3trqRZ4AGDLVukJ2671zpkJDRA65eFOA@mail.gmail.com<mailto:CAL3xsmPVapmixEn_xg3trqRZ4AGDLVukJ2671zpkJDRA65eFOA@mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them. In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke<mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke>> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.a1.io/ On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke<mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke>>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Good morning Wambui, I was going to give this a rest, but it is way too important. I am not convinced that whatever you did previously has reached the masses, as there is way too much misinformation floating around as has been posted here. I am urging CCK to continue, and intensify your campaign so all Kenyans have Migration facts straight. Lucy Sent from my iPad
On Jan 4, 2014, at 4:26 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke> wrote:
Of course we have not been just waiting for the media to play ball. We aired the public awareness materials through media houses that were not against the migration, mounted road shows in Nairobi, used the social, digital and outdoor media. In addition we put up mobile clinics, and carried out street and roundabout activations, held an open day at the KICC, and used other events to interact with members of the public.
Members of the public have also been interacting with us on this issue through email, telephone calls and the social media.
Wambua Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
From: Lkimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 15:28 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television
Wambua,
With all due respect you can't expect the media to collaborate when they are busy fighting you.... You need the proverbial "out of the box" thinking which is why I mentioned churches, add a massive mobile vehicle campaign going round the county..
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 4, 2014, at 3:10 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke> wrote:
Lucy,
CCK produced a media campaign to educate the public on the migration but the main media houses refused to air the said material.
The media gave the migration a complete publicity blackout despite the issue being of major public interest.
In respect to online content, there is a dedicated website on digital migration - www.digitalkenya.go.ke
Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
From: Lucy Kimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 14:40 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Reply To: Lucy Kimani Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television
My only concern is just what a poor job CCK had done with educating the public on what exactly to expect with the migration, and posting on your website is not enough. My domestic manager told me the only reason she was not going to get the Set Top is because she did not want to incur the monthly cost that is sure to come with it. I had to print her the nation report showing her there was no monthly cost and she proceeded to tell me that there were guys selling Set Tops that did not work, which means there are con-men already at work selling DSTV type devices that will not work without subscriptions, and this is where GOK/CCK should be spending time while we await the court decision on the migration, education (radio, tv, print media, collaborate with churches etc.) and arresting of any con-men selling the wrong devices. I made sure to let her know the migration was going to happen and it was just a matter of when, not if.
On Saturday, January 4, 2014 12:32 PM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com> wrote: Happy 2014,
Content will always be king indeed, now Africa has the largest yet untapped resource in terms of content, just how fast we want to convert this to monetary and technological value is the question.
Its time for governments to take the plunge and switch over to the massive digital platform despite the challenges. The longer its delayed the longer it takes to learn from the challenges.
Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica
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I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them.
In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.a1.io/ On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Lucy, Thanks for your input. Wambua Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Lucy Kimani Sent: Sunday, 5 January 2014 09:19 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television Good morning Wambui, I was going to give this a rest, but it is way too important. I am not convinced that whatever you did previously has reached the masses, as there is way too much misinformation floating around as has been posted here. I am urging CCK to continue, and intensify your campaign so all Kenyans have Migration facts straight. Lucy Sent from my iPad On Jan 4, 2014, at 4:26 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke<mailto:Wambua@cck.go.ke>> wrote: Of course we have not been just waiting for the media to play ball. We aired the public awareness materials through media houses that were not against the migration, mounted road shows in Nairobi, used the social, digital and outdoor media. In addition we put up mobile clinics, and carried out street and roundabout activations, held an open day at the KICC, and used other events to interact with members of the public. Members of the public have also been interacting with us on this issue through email, telephone calls and the social media. Wambua Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Lkimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 15:28 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television Wambua, With all due respect you can't expect the media to collaborate when they are busy fighting you.... You need the proverbial "out of the box" thinking which is why I mentioned churches, add a massive mobile vehicle campaign going round the county.. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 4, 2014, at 3:10 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke<mailto:Wambua@cck.go.ke>> wrote: Lucy, CCK produced a media campaign to educate the public on the migration but the main media houses refused to air the said material. The media gave the migration a complete publicity blackout despite the issue being of major public interest. In respect to online content, there is a dedicated website on digital migration - www.digitalkenya.go.ke<http://www.digitalkenya.go.ke> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Lucy Kimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 14:40 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Reply To: Lucy Kimani Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television My only concern is just what a poor job CCK had done with educating the public on what exactly to expect with the migration, and posting on your website is not enough. My domestic manager told me the only reason she was not going to get the Set Top is because she did not want to incur the monthly cost that is sure to come with it. I had to print her the nation report showing her there was no monthly cost and she proceeded to tell me that there were guys selling Set Tops that did not work, which means there are con-men already at work selling DSTV type devices that will not work without subscriptions, and this is where GOK/CCK should be spending time while we await the court decision on the migration, education (radio, tv, print media, collaborate with churches etc.) and arresting of any con-men selling the wrong devices. I made sure to let her know the migration was going to happen and it was just a matter of when, not if. On Saturday, January 4, 2014 12:32 PM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com<mailto:gideonrop@gmail.com>> wrote: Happy 2014, Content will always be king indeed, now Africa has the largest yet untapped resource in terms of content, just how fast we want to convert this to monetary and technological value is the question. Its time for governments to take the plunge and switch over to the massive digital platform despite the challenges. The longer its delayed the longer it takes to learn from the challenges. Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:08 AM, <kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Just a thought (Ohaga JB) 2. Re: Malawi switches to digital television (Kivuva) 3. Re: Just a thought (ICT Researcher) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 09:33:29 +0300 From: Ohaga JB <durojb@gmail.com<mailto:durojb@gmail.com>> To: Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi@at.co.ke<mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Just a thought Message-ID: <CAL3xsmPVapmixEn_xg3trqRZ4AGDLVukJ2671zpkJDRA65eFOA@mail.gmail.com<mailto:CAL3xsmPVapmixEn_xg3trqRZ4AGDLVukJ2671zpkJDRA65eFOA@mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them. In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke<mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke>> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.a1.io/ On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke<mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke>>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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Lucy / Wambua, I totally concur, I talked to my immediate neighbour yesterday and he had no clue that the set top boxes are only purchased once and not the pay channels decoders whose subscription are monthly. I believe he is not the only one who has no clue how this situation should work out. Therefore more campaign should be emphasised to general public. Thanks and regards, Peter Mugoh Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+pkmugoh=gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 07:32:07 To: Peter Mugoh<pkmugoh@gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television _______________________________________________ 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/pkmugoh%40gmail.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.
It is true there are still people who don't know the difference between Free-to-air set top boxes and Pay-TV ones. CCK has carried out substantial consumer education on the issue as part of Digital Migration publicity but no doubt there is still room for more information on this and other aspects of the subject. Indeed, even the interaction on this space has enriched the campaign. CCK has not terminated the campaign yet but are engaged in various other forums to reach as many people as possible. Some of the ideas coming through here will be considered to enhance this publicity. For those who can remember, one of the TV channels opposed to the migration has consistently told its viewers that digital migration means all TV owners will have to be paying Ksh. 5000 monthly to continue accessing programmes! In fact, I will not be surprised this is one of the sources of the misconception that are affecting this process. ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Mugoh [mailto:pkmugoh@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 12:14 PM To: Mutua, Muthusi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television Lucy / Wambua, I totally concur, I talked to my immediate neighbour yesterday and he had no clue that the set top boxes are only purchased once and not the pay channels decoders whose subscription are monthly. I believe he is not the only one who has no clue how this situation should work out. Therefore more campaign should be emphasised to general public. Thanks and regards, Peter Mugoh Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+pkmugoh=gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 07:32:07 To: Peter Mugoh<pkmugoh@gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television _______________________________________________ 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/pkmugoh%40gmail.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. _______________________________________________ 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/mutua%40cck.go.ke 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.
Thanks Wambua and Lucy for bringing out issues on educating the masses. After the media boycott of 23rd December, one of my employees said he did not understand how the guys from government will get into his house to switch of his TV set. "I will hide the TV", he added. On 04/01/2014, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua@cck.go.ke> wrote:
Lucy,
CCK produced a media campaign to educate the public on the migration but the main media houses refused to air the said material.
The media gave the migration a complete publicity blackout despite the issue being of major public interest.
In respect to online content, there is a dedicated website on digital migration - www.digitalkenya.go.ke
Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
From: Lucy Kimani Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 14:40 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Reply To: Lucy Kimani Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Malawi switches to digital television
My only concern is just what a poor job CCK had done with educating the public on what exactly to expect with the migration, and posting on your website is not enough. My domestic manager told me the only reason she was not going to get the Set Top is because she did not want to incur the monthly cost that is sure to come with it. I had to print her the nation report showing her there was no monthly cost and she proceeded to tell me that there were guys selling Set Tops that did not work, which means there are con-men already at work selling DSTV type devices that will not work without subscriptions, and this is where GOK/CCK should be spending time while we await the court decision on the migration, education (radio, tv, print media, collaborate with churches etc.) and arresting of any con-men selling the wrong devices. I made sure to let her know the migration was going to happen and it was just a matter of when, not if.
On Saturday, January 4, 2014 12:32 PM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com> wrote: Happy 2014,
Content will always be king indeed, now Africa has the largest yet untapped resource in terms of content, just how fast we want to convert this to monetary and technological value is the question.
Its time for governments to take the plunge and switch over to the massive digital platform despite the challenges. The longer its delayed the longer it takes to learn from the challenges.
Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica
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I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our bad behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however, we should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a better n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our midst n basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n then accuse you of having hit them.
In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already met one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it... On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi@at.co.ke<mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke>> wrote:
Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet of our lives?
Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping into our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
Its quite a slippery road.
I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.a1.io/ On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's are already doing this we should extend the same every where.
Best Regards
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke<mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke>>wrote:
Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a woman driving ahead of me. She was most likely driving a stick shift Toyota when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to Parklands) her car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug. She realized her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me "Mheshimiwa umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind). I just had to smile as I opened my door. The vehicles behind us sped off. I knew I had no witness.
Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter. She then says to me "a simple matter". I said yes. What do you mean she retorted. It is simple because my car is digital, I said. Digital! what do exactly mean she says. My car has digital cameras all round and when the police arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on. She stops making her call and started to look at my car carefully. This time I tell her that I am calling the police. She then turns to me as says "this digital business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our costs". I said no. This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
She starts to plead with me. She offers to cover my cost. I said no but asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
Lesson 1: Technology will help us correct our values. Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage Lesson 3: There are other benefits that will accrue if car manufacturers were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
Ndemo.
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