<p style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Julisha: National M&E ICT Survey</span></b></span></p>
<h2 lang="en-GB" class="western" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: small; ">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.</span></h2>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">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.</font></p>
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<h2 lang="en-GB" class="western"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rationale for the Proposed Survey</span></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">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: </font>
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<ol type="a">
<li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Understanding
the Kenyan ICT Ecosystem, its players, factors for growth and trends
in the market;</font></p>
</li><li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Sizing
the ICT Market and its sub segments (hardware, software, services,
etc.) in Kenya;</font></p>
</li><li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Compiling
a baseline of key ICT indicators (access, usage, penetration, etc.);</font></p>
</li><li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Benchmarking
key competitive ICT indicators against six countries in emerging
markets; and</font></p>
</li><li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Understanding
the ICT Skills availability, demand and gaps among vendors, end
users and residents.</font></p>
</li></ol>
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</p>
<h2 lang="en-GB" class="western"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beneficiaries of the Proposed Survey</span></h2>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">The
key beneficiaries of this survey's results include the following
groups of stakeholders:</font></p>
<ol type="a">
<li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">ICT
vendors and their channel partners;</font></p>
</li><li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Education
institutions (Kenya Education Network);</font></p>
</li><li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Businesses
as ICT end users;</font></p>
</li><li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Residential
consumers at large; and</font></p>
</li><li><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">Other
ICT Stakeholders (MoIC, CCK, e-government directorate, Kenya BPO
Society, etc.)</font></p>
</li></ol>
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</p>
<h2 lang="en-GB" class="western"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Survey Benefits
</span></h2>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">The
survey deliverables will engender a range of benefits supporting its
objectives. The major benefits are summarized as below:</font></p>
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<font color="#ffffff"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Level</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p align="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0.11cm"><font color="#ffffff"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Benefit</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Benefits to the IT Industry</span></font></p>
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<ul>
<li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Understanding
the current usage and penetration of the IT within Kenya</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Identifying
lucrative IT industry opportunities for Kenya and developing a
strategy to increase adoption of progressive IT technologies
within the country</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Contributing
to development of information society in specific and Kenya as a
hub for ICT in general. </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
</span></p>
</li></ul>
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<p><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Benefits for Kenya ICT Board</span></font></p>
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<li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Understanding
the current state with regards to ICT barometers and growth
trends</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Understanding
major challenges and opportunities for these areas</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Understanding
Kenya's position with regards to its peer countries</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">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</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Understanding
the current availability of ICT skills and the gaps</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reinforcement
of Kenya ICT Board's thought leadership role</span></font></p>
</li></ul>
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<p><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Benefits for other IT
stakeholders</span></font></p>
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<ul>
<li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Understanding
the state of IT within Kenya</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm; margin-bottom: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Understanding
the key challenges of ICT in Kenya and analyze how to develop
Kenya as the ICT Hub in the region</span></font></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-top: 0.19cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">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. </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
</span></p>
</li></ul>
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<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif">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 <a href="http://www.ict.go.ke">www.ict.go.ke</a> shortly</font></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">
<font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><br></font></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font face="Trebuchet MS, serif"><br></font></p>
Paul Kukubo<br>Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board<br>PO Box 27150 - 00100<br>Nairobi, Kenya<br><br>12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street<br><br>Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 <br>Fax: +254 20 2211962<br>
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