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Kenya ICT Board kicks off business plan training at Strathmore
by Paul Kukubo 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

*Kenya ICT Board kicks off business plan training at Strathmore *** Business strategy training for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant shortlisted applicants is underway at Strathmore University. The training, which runs in batches from January 23 - February 3, 2012, seeks to impart business knowledge to shortlisted candidates from last year's Tandaa Digital Content Grant Call for Proposals. Understanding how to write a business plan, price products and develop a market penetration plan are some of the important business strategies that all entrepreneurs must understand. But for many founders of start-up companies in Kenya, opportunities to take courses to learn business strategy are few and far between. Time constraints for busy business owners and the high cost of quality business courses hinder many new entrepreneurs from taking such classes. But the value is undeniable, as participants at the Business Plan training sponsored by the Kenya ICT Board discovered. "I've learnt a lot," says Graham Muhunga of SMSVoices, "Having a good idea doesn't mean you'll make money. I'm learning to think differently about our business." Muhunga, who represents one of the companies that was shortlisted for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant, finds that one of the valuable things he has learnt is the importance of research and correctly identifying the industry their business is actually in. "Our courses are designed to be interactive and hands-on," says Dr Monica Kerrett, Program Director for the project at Strathmore. "Participants are encouraged to talk about their business idea as a core part of the curriculum. It has been refreshing to hear the participants share challenges and give each other tips and feedback." The Kenya ICT Board announced the top 150 applicants to the Tandaa Digital Content Grant Call for Proposals in September 2011. This is the second round of granting the Kenya ICT Board is offering to fund development of digital content and services in Kenya. The Call for Proposals for the second round of the Digital Content Grant focused on ideas for solutions that use web and mobile technology. After selecting the top ideas, the Kenya ICT Board is now exposing the entrepreneurs to essential business strategies to help them design their business plans. After submitting complete business plans, a maximum of 40 finalists will be selected to receive grants of up to $50,000 each to develop their digital content products. "In the first round of the Tandaa Grant we received many good ideas from passionate entrepreneurs," explains Kaburo Kobia, Project Manager for Local Digital Content at the Kenya ICT Board, "But for many, the business side of the proposals were not as strong." In response to the challenges applicants had with developing business plans, the Kenya ICT Board introduced the training component to the Grant Call for Proposal process. The Kenya ICT Board hopes that the training will not only increase the quality of proposals received but have a lasting impact on the applicants and equip them with skills they need to successfully grow their business. ends Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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MAC OS X retailers
by Kennedy Kairaria 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Hi, Where can I get a copy of Mac OS X (leopard or Lion)? Ken

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Want to market your software to Americans?
by Crystal Watley Kigoni 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Hi ya'll. Sorry to be so quiet. Life is full of twists and turns! I am creating a new online store in the US and want to feature software MADE IN AFRICA (especially Kenya) and want to know who may want to offer their software to the US market online. Just let me know. Blessings, Crystal -- Crystal Watley Kigoni Africa Liaison Voices of Africa Foundation crystal(a)voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/ Twitter: VOA4SD Skype: crystal.naliaka Facebook group: Voices of Africa<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_103722386364001&ap=1#%21/group.ph…> Facebook cause: Voices of Africa<http://www.causes.com/causes/102634-voices-of-africa-for-sustainable-develo…> YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CrystalKigoni LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=20585778&trk=tab_pro> "You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi

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over 600, 000 thousand schools in Turkey to use LibreOffice
by Evans Ikua 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Very interesting stuff here and food for thought. Please see this link: http://www.pardusworld.com/project-fatih-and-pardus/ Important point is that the Turkish Government has been developing its own Linux Distro, called Pardus, which is used in many government departments. This reminds me of the Red Flag Linux distro being used in China, with some interesting stuff about it on Wikipedia going like "During a brief standoff with Microsoft in January in a year-length series of increasing tensions believed to have been tied to Microsoft's perceived mismanagement of its Microsoft Venus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Venus> venture, Chinese governmental ministries were ordered to uninstall Windows 2000<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_2000>from their computers in favor of Red Flag Linux. [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flag_Linux#cite_note-cnn-0>"

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ICC website slashdotted
by lordmwesh 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

ICC website http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC has been slashdotted. I though it was only KNEC.ac.ke that cannot keep up with high traffic? -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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Corporate sales executive Position
by Moses 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Hi Guys, If you have anyone fitting this profile, kindly as them to send their CV to my email address immediately. Corporate sales executive. Requirements: * University Degree. • Familiarity with the Information Technology and technology services. • Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. • Thorough understanding of the sales process. . Familiarity with software solutions. • Team player but also be able to take charge of additional responsibilities and excel with minimum supervision. Kind regards, Moses.

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Microft Licenses
by kimondo Duncan 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Skunks, I need genuine windows 7 licenses. I would like to compare proffessional and enterprise in terms of pricing. For those dealing in them ,kindly email to my inbox or contacts of people dealing in them . And also include Microsoft office 2007. I have a round 70 computers. is microsoft still selling Xp licenses. If they are still in the market include the license price for I have some slow computers. Duncan.

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parabolic grid antenna 24Dbi
by Yast Labs 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

hey skunks i got a parabolic grid antenna 24Dbi whick can used for a point to point wireless connnection.contact if interested. i also got the following in stock laptop bags,printers,nanostations,tp-link cpe,tfts,laptops visit www.yastlabs.co.ke for more. -- Regards, Kenneth Njuguna, Sales Executive, YastLabs Computer Solutions, 0723511949,0789467090 http://www.yastlabs.co.ke

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Re: [Skunkworks] NEED OF A POWER SUPPLY
by wambugu esther 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Hey guys in need of the following power supply,for buy or hire. 7000679-0000 - 730W Power Supply (REDUNDANT) for Dell PowerEdge 2600 -- Best regards Esther Wambugu

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Mfi Contacts
by kimondo Duncan 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Skunks, I need to contact MFI but the contacts in their website are not working. Kindly assist. Duncan

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