Happy Sunday! It will be interesting to see the outcome of the Summit (definitely implemented over a period of time). Who is going from ISOC? Do represent (ask for Whitesands Madafu!) with the other 400delegates and keep us posted actively. ISOC initiatives may borrow from the CEO's views. Its time to get down to what ICT can do i.e ICTs as an enabler even as more innovation are created i.e ICT as a sector. I think of the ICTs as enablers as - nuclear energy discovered and stored yet a country has massive power shortages or a bumper maize harvest kept in the national silos yet citizens are starving." Ujinga " to our forefathers! There is so much hype and great stuff said to be developed however we still have high poverty levels, massive inefficiencies, lack of access to and expensive services and
products, disease, hunger,
lack of employment.... At the end of the Summit, I expect coverage on How can ICTs be seen to reverse this on a large scale across all key public sectors? - - What are the impediments - human, capital or technical. " A ship is safe at the habor, but that is not what it was made for!" i.e solving something or adding value. - Specific interlink actions by key sectors e.g Other Ministries to view ICT as an enable versus just a stand alone Ministry “This Summit is not about techie issues, neither is it an academic exercise, it is very simply about how ICT can be deployed to make service delivery more efficient to the every Kenyan,” said Paul Kukubo, chief executive of Kenya ICT Board. “It is about national strategies and policies and
how they can contribute to enhanced service delivery to the county
citizen. It is about service, using ICT as an enabler.” With eight out of every ten Kenyans having access to mobile
telephony, the device has gone beyond the traditional call and text
functions. Mobile phones can now be used to provide financial services such as money transfer, payment of utility bills and shopping. Kenyan techies have developed multiple
applications in education, agriculture and health; and the government
now plans to ride on country’s high mobile penetration to provide
services..." Have a pleasant day. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". --- On Sat, 18/5/13, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com> wrote:
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