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By Prof. Timothy Mwololo Waema

Executive Summary
(See full report at: 2007-kenya-telecoms-sector-performance-review)
This report reviews the status of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in Kenya in 2006. The report of the study is an update of a similar review carried out in 2003, which covered the period 1999 to 2003. This earlier review [...]

By: Rebecca Wanjiku - IDG News Service (Nairobi Bureau) (hs) (07 Aug 2008)
Project will eventually dispose of gear from five countries
NAIROBI, KENYA - Computers For Schools Kenya (CFSK) has opened East Africa’s first e-waste management plant in Embakasi, Kenya, to handle the region’s electronic recycling needs.
The project, undertaken in [...]

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The following are concluding remarks from a report titled ICT Investment Opportunities in East Africa Country Specific Market Analysis Kenya of October 2004 authored by Tina James Trigrammic, SA), Kimmo Kartano (Independent Consultant) Finland) and Tim Mutinda (Technology Consulting, Kenya).
The remarks capture the essence of the findings and suggestions to the future.
“The ICT sector in [...]

VENUE: KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, NAIROBI
DATE: 13TH-15TH AUGUST 2008
Information and Communication Technology has been recognized as the engine of development all over the world. ICT sector provides endless opportunities for Africa and its growth in East Africa provides even greater benefits. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) may arguably be the most powerful tool for social [...]

Do we have what it takes to realise Vision 2030?

Written by Jackie Nderitu

Photo by: Fredrick Onyango

The launch of Vision 2030 yesterday. The plan can be achieved by building on competitive sectors of our economy such as agriculture and  tourism.
June 11, 2008: �Failure to plan is planning to fail� so goes the famous saying. This [...]

State to invest in ICT
East African Standard

By Tom Mogusu
The Government wants to use the manufacturing and ICT sectors to attract new investment and create new jobs.
Under Vision 2030, the Government says that it will invest in training, research and development and a host of other incentives, as part of efforts to create a firm [...]

Kenya works on training information security managers
Rebecca Wanjiku
April 28, 2008 (IDG News Service) A lack of training institutions for information security management has made IT investment expensive for many organizations in Kenya.
Companies have invested in training IT managers abroad, which is expensive for small and medium-size businesses in Africa, said James Gathage, a consultant [...]

By Owiti Gabriel Ogudah  

One of, and perhaps, the major impediment to good and sound governance is lack of accountability. Rules of accountability dictate that astute representation can only be attained when a leader applies the ‘bottom-up’ paradigm in his discharge of duties. The paradigm works from the notion that the common man at the grassroots [...]

Is it a brain drain or forex source?

Written by Prof Makinda

10-August-2007:In the past few weeks, several reports have raised important questions about the effects of Kenyans abroad on the national economy.
Two recent reports published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD and the International Monetary Fund [...]