ICEFICT 2014 Keynote Address
ICT and our Future
Prof. Jason M. GithekoEgerton
[email protected]
ICEFICT 2014 @ Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi12th June 20141
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Key Points2Rethink ICT strategy to support the lower 60% of
society and create major export productsIncorporate the Kenya
DiasporaDeepen S & T education/training and capacity
buildingEstablish national S & T labsReview research policy to
support national objectives
The Bottom 60%3
CONSTITUTION OF KENYAPREAMBLEWe, the people of
KenyaACKNOWLEDGINGthe supremacy of the Almighty God of all
creation
COMMITTEDto nurturing and protecting the well-being of the
individual, the family, communities and the nation4
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Kenya: The nation whose anthem is a prayer5Kenya National
Anthem
Stages of Economic Development (Jeffrey Sachs) 6"The countries
with highest income are all now knowledge economies; they very much
driven by innovation, which is in turn driven by a high input of
science and technology" (J. Sachs, 2004)
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Bad Schools, Beautiful People7
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Feet Problem8
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The Stem and the Bowl: Global Income Distribution9
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True Innovation10
Gachamba's Kenya 211
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Innovation Process
Source12
Source:
http://www.bcit.ca/appliedresearch/arlo/commercialization/process.shtml
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Hyundai 197513
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Nyayo Pioneer 1February 199014
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Hyundai Today
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Hyundai 2014
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Are We Globally Competitive?17
MoE Budget vs. Enrollment in Primary School18
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Kenya Facts and
Figures 2012Ministry of Education Budget as a % of Total Government
BudgetEnrolment in Primary Schools, 2009-2011
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Kenya's Balance of Trade
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Source: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/ based on World Bank
data
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Selected Indicators for Asian Tigers and Kenya20GNP Per Capita
(USD)Life Expectancy at BirthCountry19602012Size (km2)Population
(Millions) MaleFemaleSingapore395 51,709 716 5.3 73 77 Taiwan1256
31,900 36,193 23.3 77 83 Hong Kong429 52,300 1,104 7.1 79 85 South
Korea155 22,590 99,720 48.0 76 83 Kenya98 1,700 580,367 45.0 62
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Source: World Bank and others
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Source: World Bank and othersGDP Per Capita 1960 (USD)21
GDP Per Capita 2012 (USD)22Source: World Bank and others
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Employment Sources and GDPContribution to Employment (%)GDP
Contribution (%)Agriculture7529Industry + Services2571
23Implies very low productivity in agriculture
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Patent Applications 201024
Source: WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2012
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Patent Applications 2013CountryNumberSingapore9,685Republic of
Korea188,915Kenya259
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Africa Competiveness Report [2013/2014]26
96th 93rd 90th 100th 77th Source: The Global Competitiveness
Report 2013-2014: Insight ReportKlaus Schwab, World Economic
Forum
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Global Educational Performance Ranking27
Source: The Center on International Education Benchmarking
(CIEB). Statistic of the Month: Measures of Education Quality in
the 2013 World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Rankings
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Key PointsRethink ICT strategy to support the lower 60% of
society and create major export products.Incorporate the Kenya
DiasporaDeepen S & T education/training and capacity
buildingEstablish national S & T labsReview research policy to
support national objectives28
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