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Thu, June 13th 2013, 12:33 · Martin Cheruiyot

OPINION: Why Kenyatta’s laptop project is skipping priorities

Kenya’s Jubilee government has pledged to provide free laptops to all standard one public primary school pupils, but while children can benefit a lot from the project without other adequate learning materials why would laptops be a priority? → Read more
Tue, June 4th 2013, 13:32 · Nick Sato

Microsoft backs Kenyatta’s laptops policy

Microsoft has pledged its support to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan to provide free laptops to Class One pupils by promising to assist in teaching teachers to implement the project. → Read more
Mon, June 3rd 2013, 10:18 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyatta promises more computer labs, jobs and investment

President Uhuru Kenyatta used his first Madaraka day speech to emphasize the role played by ICT in Kenya’s development agenda. → Read more
Thu, April 18th 2013, 14:40 · Kamau Mbote

ICT gets dedicated ministry in Kenyatta government

Uhuru Kenyatta has awarded ICT an independent ministry, in a further statement of the new Kenyan government’s outspoken commitment to technological advancement. → Read more
Wed, April 17th 2013, 15:37 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft aims to unlock Kenyan youth potential

Two hundred Kenyan college students will benefit from technical and financial support to help them realise their creativity following the launch of the ‘Innovate for Good’ programme by Microsoft. → Read more
Tue, April 9th 2013, 09:08 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Real work begins today for Kenyatta

Today, Uhuru Kenyatta celebrates his inauguration as the fourth president of Kenya. But once the curtain is drawn on the day and the party ends, the new president faces severe and immediate challenges if he is to fulfil his aim of making Kenya a ‘digital’ nation. → Read more
Mon, March 25th 2013, 08:05 · Vincent Matinde

Ethiopia to begin construction of Ethio ICT park

Ethiopia has begun the construction of an ICT park that will cost ETB5 billion (US$270 million) and is funded by the government. → Read more
Tue, February 19th 2013, 09:08 · Kamau Mbote

Kukubo to leave Kenya ICT Board

Paul Kukubo is on his way out of the Kenya ICT Board after serving as its chief executive officer for five years. → Read more
Fri, February 15th 2013, 08:34 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Poorly-trained Kenyans will continue to be locked out by tech giants

News that IBM is looking to American graduates to staff its research hub in Nairobi has seen the issue of ICT training quality raise its ugly head again, with questions remaining over whether young Kenyans will ever see the benefit of large multinationals setting up shop in the country. → Read more
Mon, February 4th 2013, 13:37 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Jubilee Manifesto is “ICT-friendly”

The Jubilee Coalition’s manifesto is set upon three pillars, namely unity, economy and openness. Though the role of technology is highlighted in various parts of the 70-page manifesto, it is among the core sectors in the second pillar with emphasis on ICT as a facilitator for the digital takeoff in Kenya. → Read more
Thu, January 24th 2013, 20:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenya ICT Board in US$1.6 million partnership with NaiLab

The Kenya ICT Board has launched a US$1.6 million partnership with private tech business incubator NaiLab as part of efforts to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and build the country’s economy. → Read more
Thu, January 24th 2013, 12:46 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya at advanced 4G/LTE testing phase

Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communications has said the country is at an advanced testing phase of a advanced 4G/LTE network, months after it advertised tenders for the technology’s equipment. → Read more
Tue, January 8th 2013, 10:31 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Kenya’s ICT sector shivers from delayed ICT master plan

It was supposed to be the document providing the details on how Africa’s Silicon Savannah was to kick off, as investors set their eyes on Kenya. Yet news on its launch, originally scheduled for late November but then postponed, has gone quiet. → Read more
Mon, December 24th 2012, 07:18 · HumanIPO

African Tech Flop of the Year

In an ever growing and innovative industry such as technology, there is little room for errors, and the sector is unforgiving. The HumanIPO team pick their biggest red face moments. → Read more
Wed, December 12th 2012, 04:41 · Kamau Mbote

Technology sending back designers and architects to school

Structural and interior designing are among the oldest industries in existence that have withstood time to remain relevant to date. However, designers are finally meeting their match: technology. → Read more
Mon, December 10th 2012, 14:02 · Kamau Mbote

50 Kenyan techies headed for certification from a global examiner

Carnegie Mellon University, in partnership with the Kenya ICT Board, has prepared a pilot exam to be sat next week by developers, offering them a chance to prove their abilities meet international standards in addition to a certification award from a world-renowned institution. → Read more
Wed, November 28th 2012, 13:37 · Tom Jackson

Kenya National ICT Master Plan launch postponed

The launch of Kenya’s National ICT Master Plan, detailing how Kenya intends to position itself as a leader in ICT investment and innovation by 2017, has been postponed with only a day to go. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd 2012, 05:38 · Robin Okuthe

Kenya unveils plans to double bandwidth capacity

Kenya’s government has announced plans to lay a fifth fibre-optic cable, which is expected to double the country’s bandwidth capacity from the current 8,6Tbit/s to more than than 15Tbit/s. → Read more
Wed, November 21st 2012, 13:17 · Vincent Matinde

Techno Brain and Drishti to offer Africa’s outsourcing industry array of solutions

Software giant Techno Brain has partnered with Drishti, an Indian communications solutions firm, in a venture focused on boosting the outsourcing industry in Africa. → Read more
Wed, October 31st 2012, 12:22 · Tom Jackson

Cyber cities central to African “renaissance”

The Director of the Ghana Cyber City project has said that such cities will take on great importance within the Africa tech scene, given that the continent is “undergoing an unprecedented renaissance.” → Read more