Cabinet Secretary of ICT, Eliud Owalo opened this year’s ICT Week by underlining the government’s commitment to digital inclusion for all. CS Owalo noted that the ICT sector is a critical cog for the Kenya Kwanza government to deliver on its promises to Kenya.
Indeed, the theme of the ICT Week, Digital Inclusion: Enhancing Access and Usage of ICTs for All, is aligned with the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Essentially, BETA is focused on improving the lives of a greater percentage of the Kenyan population.
Furthermore, the Cabinet Secretary noted the importance of ICT as the government implements a digitization plan.
He stated: “Indeed, the Government recognizes the ICT sector as a cog in our economic engine and has identified priorities through the Government Digital Transformation Agenda (GoDTA).
This agenda seeks to digitize at least 80% of government services in five (5) years, support last-mile fibre connectivity…
