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<div>I hope that free Internet in primary schools is accompanied with comprehensive online safety training for all of those schools, including teachers and materials for parents. I know Safaricom has a policy team that cares very much about this issue-access
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On Feb 15, 2016, at 12:58 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div class="">A very big step in the right direction!!</div>
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<div class="">Indeed the presence of a number of CSs belies the importance that this project is getting from the government.</div>
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Today,(15th Feb) a press briefing was held at the Ministry of ICT offices, to update on the implementation of the Digital Literacy Programme (DLP). The briefing was attended by CS<font size="2" class="">, MOICT, Joe Mucheru, CS Energy & Petroleum, Charles Keter,
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1) Successful bidders who proceed to POC are the consortium of Moi University and JP Couto, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Positivo BGH. Moi University will cover 26 counties, while Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
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<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="">Full Statement on: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__digischool.icta.go.ke_press-2Dstatement-2Don-2Dthe-2Ddigital-2Dliteracy-2Dprogramme_&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=X7nwwgxtRjbOPT9lkfyIP_JSHtpP-XilOxDBdDI8R2o&s=Apj6vD3o2RcEpZBSImu3Z0peHkL17MyznW1Z8bAoSp0&e=" target="_blank" class="">
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