Nairobi, Kenya July 12 – Four out of every five Kenyan CEOs plan to establish data hubs in their organisations within the next year to automate decision-making, a new survey has shown.
The survey involving more than 50 CEOs done by Xetova, a Kenyan-founded technology company, shows that organisations plan to upgrade their IT departments to include data scientists who use artificial intelligence tools to streamline their supply systems and cut costs by improving their distribution systems.
The survey found 80 per cent of CEOs interviewed have implemented digital solutions within the last year, with a view to shifting from legacy IT departments to modern data hubs that support more precise decision making.
“Digital solutions mean different things to different organizations. In financial services it means better risk management, in healthcare delivery of better care, in government better service delivery while in manufacturing more efficient production,” said the founder and CEO of Xetova, Bramuel Mwalo, during release of the survey report in Nairobi.
Mwalo noted that Kenya’s tech ecosystem has already started making data-driven decision making and Artificial Intelligence (AI) not only the corner stone of its digital transformation but also a critical tool in improving product and service quality.
Xetova is a Kenyan startup that focuses on innovative tech solutions to solve procurement inefficiencies through use of AI.
“Digital transformation is when technology begins to make life easier for a human being. When a human being’s life is easier, transformation begins. It all starts with the human being,” said Mwalo.
The survey found that machine learning, AI and robots are increasingly shaping Kenya’s policy and decision-making providing roadmaps towards cheaper and more sustainable supply chains.
