Thank you for your insights. For me , Google just become a bit unpopular entity because it provided a platform solution to the Kenyan Govt which sidelined the local talent ( not included are data entry operators ). While the WB funding would also have gone towards creating the kind of visions and platforms that kenya needs which would involve local developers and software companies, it could have been a good start towards an innovative partnership.I think that the Min of Information, The KICTB and those who were involved in the project allocation MUST never again use the words LOCAL INNOVATION nor should they approach kenyans in the dev sector for any talk shows on such matters. They are banned from using such words in public because lip service on kenyan innovation is just that.While the winner is the kenyan public because of the digitization, more and more kenyan developers/software companies are forced to become brokers of external software to survive. This digitization project has just proved that either the World Bank does not give a cahoots on local innovation and could care less or that it did not trust local innovation, thus Google was the most likely option. Google too should have rejected the offer to be involved in any dev projects in KE, as am sure it is aware of the level of developers in the country. Either way, there should have been local consultation on the project.Me thots. :-)
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