<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;">Dear Industry Players</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;">The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD-2016) comes up on the 17<sup>th</sup> May 2016. This year it will focus on the theme:<b><i> “ICT entrepreneurship for social impact”. </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;">ICT entrepreneurs and start-ups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;"> have a particularly relevant role in ensuring economic growth in a sustainable and inclusive manner. They are involved in the development of innovative ICT-enabled solutions with a unique potential to make a long-lasting impact in global, regional and national economies and as an important source of new jobs, especially for youth, in the current knowledge economy. In the Kenya ICT Masterplan, ICT entrepreneurs have the opportunity to be the key organisation that will facilitate economic growth through business opportunities available under the pillars of <span style="color: #343434; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="color: #343434; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">ICT as a driver of industry and developing ICT businesses</span>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #343434;">In regard to the above the Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK) would like to invite ICT entrepreneurs to a round table discussion on the current theme at the Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi from 8:00am to 10:00am 17th may 2016. Please confirm your participation with details of your name and company/organisation details via email to <a href="mailto:damaris@tespok.co.ke" data-mce-href="mailto:damaris@tespok.co.ke">damaris@tespok.co.ke</a> by Monday 16<sup>th</sup> May 2016 at 12:00 noon EAT. There are limited slots and we shall acknowledge participation on a first come basis.</span></p><div><br></div><div>Your Sincerely </div><div><span name="x"></span><div><img src="cid:b94a124603e3d8b103b8e5c4115c9e9fc38e0dca@zimbra" data-mce-src="/home/tespok@tespok.co.ke/Briefcase/mail_signature-01.jpg" doc="Briefcase/mail_signature-01.jpg"></div><span name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html>