There have been some excellent presentations on the issue of Project Management and Private Public Partnership.
Microsoft has presented on Private Public Partnerships and the various scenarios.
Excellent presentations have been made by Deloitte on the need to adopt formal project management practice in government and indeed private sector.
Cisco has presented on the upcoming ICT based connectivity and the opportunities presented by the connected world. A strategy for a digital nation.
Issue of culture as a driver of effective or ineffective project delivery have been highlighted. The national attitude towards time. The quality of ‘yes’, as demonstrated via high level of national optimism that manifests itself in many people saying yes when they mean no. I suggested that culture change was perhaps beyond the scope of the workshop.
The permanent secretaries present have spoken to the need for an enhanced engagement with private sector on better project delivery, capacity transfer in government.
The Deloitte Team at the Connected Government Workshop
Telkom Kenya Orange have also made an interesting presentation on their strategy globally and locally for green IT. The idea that IT can be deployed in a manner that is environmentally sustainable.
More tomorrow
I must admit that this connected business workshop was very enlightening especially in the area of project management which came in very relevant to some of us who are project managers in our work place. KEMSA wish to the Kenya ICT Board for the invitation to attend this workshop. Further I wish to thank the KICT Board Chief Exceutive Officer for moderating the presentations to suit all cadres of those who attended.Congartulations.
Hi Paul, this important event seemed to happen in “stealth”. My thinking is there should have been more participation from local ICT Practitioners and Companies – my 2 cents…
Paul Kukubo, I know you from Wazua and as much as I see you are doing a good job on ICT, my respect for you is hedged by your comments on wazua. You don’t deserve any respect and such a position.