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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, of course, it will be very critical to have common standards, rules and procedure for operating such Information Technology (IT) systems. It would be very critical to ensure that they are enhanced to the best capacity. We have challenges that have been mentioned, especially institutional challenges. There needs to be a clear objective for those organizations to know what they want to use the Information Communication Technology (ICT) for. There also has to be clear project designs, specifically where ICT will be applied to enhance those designs at the end of the day. The people coming up with those designs should know what it is that they are doing. They should be able, in the long-term, to have clear objectives for those designs, which they can then articulate and put in the system effectively, to ensure that the system works well for the goals that are required for that. Madam Temporary Speaker, of course, training has already been mentioned. This will really open up the space for training, especially of the youth who, as was earlier mentioned, are a step ahead of us, the older generation. So, with the right capacity building for them, levels of education and outlook for technology, which has already begun in primary schools and indeed, been mentioned, it needs to be extended, so that we are not just focusing on the laptop project for only specific people. We should really begin to open up the space, so that any young Kenyan, at the press of a button, will know how to use ICT and effectively communicate and contribute to the development of this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, therefore, one of the things that we will need is a real commitment. The implementation of this Motion will have financial implications and so, we need to have a real commitment and understanding of the necessity of such technology and its implementation. We need to have the appropriate levels of readiness, and that is what we are preparing. We also need to have clear project designs and the financial resources that are put aside for that. We also need to have a very clear legal framework under which such systems will operate, so that there is no way there will be a disagreement between the various sectors. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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