by David Indeje | Mar 6, 2024 | Access, Highlights, kictanet post
KICTANet has announced the formation of seven tech policy working groups tasked with offering contributions and critique on the Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Sectoral Working Group (SWG) Draft Report developed by the Ministry of Information,...
by David Indeje | Nov 21, 2023 | Access, Access to information, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo Last week, KICTANet held a very successful AI Round Table, with key stakeholders contributing different perspectives and insights around AI policy, regulation, and opportunities. The summary of the AI Policy Roundtable has been well covered here but...
by David Indeje | Nov 16, 2023 | Access, Access to information, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
I am pleased and honoured to join you today to officially open this important discussion on “policy discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Kenya”. First, allow me to thank KICTAnet for partnering with Meta to organize this discussion and to the participants...
by David Indeje | Nov 10, 2023 | Access, Access to information, Digital Economy, Digital Resilience, Highlights
By John Walubengo The failed Huduma Namba project has now been officially replaced by the Maisha Namba project, which seems to be on track and currently being executed under the pilot stage. Those wishing to participate in the pilot stage are advised to download the...
by David Indeje | Jun 14, 2023 | Access, Access to information, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo It has been slowly happening over the last twenty years, but developing countries haven’t been keen to notice. We do have what is currently called the ‘Data Divide’ though some would want to call it the ‘Data Colonisation’. The “data...
by David Indeje | Apr 17, 2023 | Access, Highlights, kictanet post
On behalf of the KICTANet community and Paradigm Initiative, I welcome you to Nairobi and to the 2023 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF). I first knew ‘Gbenga Sesan in 2016 when Paradigm Initiative was Paradigm Initiative for Nigeria (PIN). Then it grew to...