[kictanet] ICT Masterplan dubbed Connected Kenya 2017 launched

[Paul Kukubo]

Listers

Full Master Plan Document Can be Downloaded
Here..<http://www.ict.go.ke/docs/MasterPlan2017.pdf>

The government’s effort towards transforming the country into a knowledge
based economy through<http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/ict-masterplan/516-government-launches-the-national-ict-masterplan#>digital
empowerment was on 14th February 2013 endorsed with the launch of
the first National ICT Masterplan, Connected Kenya 2017. A five year  plan
that  seeks to drive citizen adoption of the Vision 2030 priorities through
ICT policies and initiatives, the master plan  projects that by 2017
Kenya’s ICT industry will be contributing an estimated US$2 billion (some
25 percent of Kenya’s GDP) and have created around 500 new tier-1 ICT
companies and over 50,000 jobs.

“As a step towards its realization, the ministry is working on
standardizing business processes and developing sub-plans that will allow
the delivery of innovative public services within government” said
Information and Communication Ps., Dr.Bitange Ndemo“

Strong governance and increasing engagement between the government and
private sector will help to remove barriers that would impede execution in
order to deliver a society based on knowledge”, added Dr.Bitange Ndemo


Guided by the ministry’s policy objectives and to achieve the intended full
benefits of ICT, the Masterplan plugs into the vision 2030’s social and
economic pillars in seven keyintervention areas. Under the social pillar
are Education and Training, Health sector, Water and sanitation,
Environment, housing and Urbanization, Gender, Youth and Vulnerable groups,
Social Equity and poverty reduction.

The economic pillar shall deliver on Tourism, agriculture, Wholesale and
Retail Trade, Manufacturing, Business process outsourcing and financial
services and the creative industry.

What began as a stakeholder engagement on the hypothesis of what had been
adopted in countries like Singapore has taken two years, culminating in the
birth of the ICT Masterplan.

“Indeed, the plan is ambitious and it is an attempt to infuse ICT s and
knowledge into the Vision 2030 by enhancing citizen value. How? by availing
channels that will stimulate the set-up of ICT related businesses and
therefore employment creation” said Paul Kukubo,ICT Board CEO.,

At the core of this Masterplan are three strategic pillars that will be
used as a measure of success. Enhancing public value through service
delivery and access of public service, strengthening ICT as a driver of
industry by establishing an ecosystem for ICT adoption and the development
of ICT business that lead an understanding of the emerging market needs.

“The plan is really just a guideline and availing it to the public means
that we are open for further deliberation and feedback .We intend to review
the document annually to review progress and realign the same to the day’s
priorities”, added Paul Kukubo

The Launch of the National ICT Masterplan comes just two days after a draft
National Cyber Security Masterplan roundtable, a final review session for
the country’s first document that seeks to establish a regulatory and
policy framework in information security. The Strategy and Plan play a
fundamental role in managing risks to government processes through securing
the information assets.

. <http://www.ict.go.ke/docs/MasterPlan2017.pdf>
Paul Kukubo
Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board
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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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