140 FRIDAY

The Friday morning of March 9, 2012 played host to the #140Friday an ICT debate on a tagline of tech debate beyond 140 character this follows variant exchanges and discussion online about policy and local tech business on www.twiter.com on Kenya situation on techies. Moderated by Nation Media presenter @LarryMadowo and hosted by the incubation center @thenailab Bishop Magua centre courtesy of Sam Gichuru (@samgichuru). The panelist whom included @pkukubo (Paul Kukubo), @blongwe (Brian Longwe), @mbuguanjihia, @bangitito Bitange Ndemo @mikemachariaSST (Mike Macharia Seven Seas) and David Ndungu @davidndugu, they all made a ground setting for the debate that went worldwide to the trending list. Giving perspective on why government takes the culture of ICT local techies in regard to government tenders, opportunities and support. What’s there for the small tech entrepreneur at publicized Konza City? Paul Kukubo and the PS of information responded to the questions from more than 80 participants. Saying that Konza city is the best opportunity for the local firms to leverage on, on the tender topic they responded that local firms are awarded to a tune of 70 percent of the contracts

The debate so call to ICT Board can create a factoring fund to shield startups from LPO financing rates and the need provide product packaging and development to the talent and having Private sector to come together and help government separate the real business players in IT from Tenderpreneur. The PS emphasized on Moving from a complaining swing to solution swing. A session that ended from words of tunaomba serkali to tunaambia serkali and see a team to be formed to put up a concept policy white paper on the issues from the 140friday session for the action plan, and an ICT 5-year master plan from the government both to be ready before April and be presented during the Kenya Connected 2012

conference on 2nd -5th April, being suggested that this would be best handled through the ICT Sector of KEPSA As a young enthusiast in the ICT world this was an eye opener especially being the youth and seeing the future holds for us and the lucrative opportunities as we county-wise, this was a challenge and a called for event on a Friday morning. Also check kenyanpatriott eventbrite ICT KENYA