Government and private sector officials are deliberating on ways counties can improve service delivery by using shared ICT infrastructure and services. The fifth Connected Kenya conference at Whitesands, Mombasa has brought together several cabinet…
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Senegal, Kenya share spoils at Ericsson ‘apps for Africa’ awards
Team Shinsekai from Senegal are the winners of the Ericsson “Apps for African City Life” Awards for developing an app that aims to support environmental sanitation and hygiene development in cities. Second and third prizes…
ICT Board debates slashing connectivity costs
(Victoria Rubadiri) The Kenya ICT Board has called for infrastructure-sharing in the country’s budding ICT industry as a sure way of bringing down the cost of connectivity for end-users. The Board’s CEO Paul Kukubo says…
ICT Board launches software certification program
The Kenya ICT Board has partnered with the Carnegie Mellon University to introduce a certification program that will offer credential examination for software developers in Kenya. The program, dubbed ‘Chipuka’, is designed to examine the…
Mobile data good, home connections bad
Kenya is making major strides in internet connection thanks largely to mobile internet connections. However, residential connections have stagnated due to the relatively higher costs of PC’s and internet subscription. This is according to a…