I am sitting here and thinking, yes thinking , about these 7 ideas that won the The Kenya ICT Board Digital Content and Software Application Grant in the category 'Government Information Portal'.

And I cannot help but wonder, yaani tuseme, these are the best ICT ideas in Kenya? Where are the THINKERS? Seriously, why would I ever want to fill out my tax form in Kao or kiGiriama and from a mobile phone? And e-learning training for 40,000 health workers? Why train health workers on HIV/AIDS? They already know about it I presume.

IMHO, there must be better IT ideas and solutions that involve the government out there. Or am I OVERTHINKING?

I looked at the Ideas that won the grants and I was impressed by how simple and practical they were.

For instance, there was one which involved mapping all schools in kenya with the help of ministry of education,into one portal such that when you wanted to know which schools were in your locality it would be by a click of a batton.

This idea I think has hit at least all of us but how many have taken the initiative to draft a proposal or plan of action on that idea.Very few.

@alma, unnecessary sarcasm...

I agree with @selah, the ideas on mapping schools by EDUWEB is fab! Came across a map of all health facilities in Kenya - www.ehealth.or.ke Good stuff.

Another one that struck me was the idea of Kenya Online Museum. Though I'm envisioning impact of award winning photography of content found in our museums in addition to the history. This one can make the whole world converge around...

about that health facilities site.. brilliant idea poorly executed.. by the time you drill down, your patient might be knocking on ahera's door.. A tree structure on the side would have helped..

The search functions helps somewhat..

I'm just concerned that some of the ideas put forward need constant funding to be kept afloat, not a grant windfall