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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 (IMF) attribute different [...]

ICT Africa 2007 – Call for papers The technical committee for ICT Africa 2007 is pleased to invite the submission of abstracts on or before May 15, 2007 and full papers on or before June 30 ICT Africa 2007 conference and tutorial program will bring together engineers, scientists, developers, government leaders, corporate managers, educators, financiers [...]

Kenyan Community Abroad to Celebrate 10th Anniversary Edwin Okong’o , Mshale Senior Correspondent Published 05/31/2007 – 7:11 p.m. Rate this article: Slide Show Dr. Matunda Nyanchama, the founding president of the Kenya Community Abroad. Photo: Mshale file ABOUT THE AUTHOR Edwin Okong’o Email: eokongo@mshale.com Share This Article Trailblazers Recall the Birth of a Diaspora Giant [...]

Kefa M. Otiso, Ph.D. There is a lot of current national interest in the role of the diaspora in Kenya’s development. In this commentary, I’d like to shed some light on the Kenyan diaspora in the US and how to best to use it and the rest of the diaspora to develop Kenya. The US [...]