[kictanet] Julisha National ICT Market and Indicators Survey

[Paul Kukubo]

*Julisha: National M&E ICT Survey*
With the arrival of broadband connectivity through three (3) submarine cable
systems, the Kenyan IT market and indeed many business sectors are to grow
rapidly; allowing for the introduction of new and advanced services, further
setting the stage for the development of ICT as a valid contributor to
Kenya’s GDP.

Developing ICT skills remains a constant issue to be addressed by end
users, vendors, and even governments. Public‐private partnerships
between vendors and governments to set up facilities for technology
and knowledge transfer continue to gain momentum, especially in view
of the Government long-term plans to make ICT a key part of the Kenyan
Economy.


 Rationale for the Proposed Survey

Given the dynamic changes happening in the Kenyan IT market and its
vision to become the hub for IT in the region; Kenya
ICT Board plans to conduct a detailed analysis within the with the aim of
understanding the following issues:

   1.

   Understanding the Kenyan ICT Ecosystem, its players, factors for growth
   and trends in the market;
   2.

   Sizing the ICT Market and its sub segments (hardware, software, services,
   etc.) in Kenya;
   3.

   Compiling a baseline of key ICT indicators (access, usage, penetration,
   etc.);
   4.

   Benchmarking key competitive ICT indicators against six countries in
   emerging markets; and
   5.

   Understanding the ICT Skills availability, demand and gaps among vendors,
   end users and residents.


 Beneficiaries of the Proposed Survey

The key beneficiaries of this survey's results include the following groups
of stakeholders:

   1.

   ICT vendors and their channel partners;
   2.

   Education institutions (Kenya Education Network);
   3.

   Businesses as ICT end users;
   4.

   Residential consumers at large; and
   5.

   Other ICT Stakeholders (MoIC, CCK, e-government directorate, Kenya BPO
   Society, etc.)


 Survey Benefits

The survey deliverables will engender a range of benefits supporting its
objectives. The major benefits are summarized as below:

*Level*

*Benefit*

Benefits to the IT Industry

   -

   Understanding the current usage and penetration of the IT within Kenya
   -

   Identifying lucrative IT industry opportunities for Kenya and developing
   a strategy to increase adoption of progressive IT technologies within the
   country
   -

   Contributing to development of information society in specific and Kenya
   as a hub for ICT in general.

  Benefits for Kenya ICT Board

   -

   Understanding the current state with regards to ICT barometers and growth
   trends
   -

   Understanding major challenges and opportunities for these areas
   -

   Understanding Kenya's position with regards to its peer countries
   -

   Gaining ownership of key IT topic areas and spearheading the
   implementation of initiatives in these areas in conjunction with Government
   empowered and private sector associations
   -

   Understanding the current availability of ICT skills and the gaps
   -

   Reinforcement of Kenya ICT Board's thought leadership role

  Benefits for other IT stakeholders

   -

   Understanding the state of IT within Kenya
   -

   Understanding the key challenges of ICT in Kenya and analyze how to
   develop Kenya as the ICT Hub in the region
   -

   Creation of programmes (based on the results of the study done by IDC) to
   augment the local Kenyan ICT industry and the ICT skills available.


 The findings of the research will be used by Kenya ICT Board to analyze the
current situation on the Kenyan ICT market and build actionable plans for IT
development in the country. They will also benefit the industry and citizens
at large. More details will be availed on www.ict.go.ke shortly



Paul Kukubo
Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board
PO Box 27150 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street

Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960
Fax: +254 20 2211962
website: www.ict.go.ke
local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya
twitter:@tandaaKENYA
BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke
Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke


personal contacts
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Cell: + 254 717 180001


skype: kukubopaul
googletalk: pkukubo
personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke
personal twitter: @pkukubo


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Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub

Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT,
through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for
socio economic enrichment
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