Enterprise Kenya, A Body To Promote Local ICT To Launch In October

In March, the Kenya ICT Authority held the inaugural Innovation forum seeking to chart the way forward for the Kenya ICT sector. During the forum, the private sector promised to create up to 180,000 jobs, 50+commercial patents and up to 1 Billion dollars in ICT exports. They also promised to create 180,000 jobs from the ICT sector, 55 Kenyan-Global companies, 50+commercial patents, 500 million dollars venture capital fund as well as up to $1 Billion in ICT exports.

The government promised to enact some of the interventions proposed by the Private Sector through KITOS.  The interventions included the enactment of legislation on local content and the establishment of the  Enterprise Kenya Foundation to build IT Kenya and Grow IT Kenya. The government also promised to push for a 40% buy local policy besides collaboration between local and international firms in ICT projects. Other measures included the setting up of 9 major ICT projects in government as centres of excellence to promote quality and project management.

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