by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Mar 9, 2023 | Access, Access to information, Accessibility, Community Networks, Digital Accessibility, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
I believe in the power of community networks. They have the full potential of facilitating universal internet access and promoting its social and economic growth. They are the closest to the internet end-users and are the best placed on integrating cultural and social...
by David Indeje | Mar 8, 2023 | Access, Digital Economy, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post, Privacy
By John Walubengo Last month the Governor of Kisumu County issued a protest tweet and letter to one of the local airlines plying the Nairobi-Kisumu route. He told them they were overcharging, given that his one-way bill was double what he was used to paying. In their...
by David Indeje | Mar 2, 2023 | Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo The rise of digital platforms has had profound implications for taxation policy and its implementation across many industries, especially the ICT industry. Traditionally, corporation taxes have been structured to be owed where the service is...
by David Indeje | Feb 14, 2023 | Access, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo The Kenya Kwanza Manifesto aka ‘The Plan, ’ states on information and communications technology (ICTs) as follows: [Provide] Universal broadband availability throughout the country within five years. We shall increase and fast-track broadband...
by David Indeje | Feb 6, 2023 | Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By Tabitha Wangechi Kenya is taking significant steps towards enhancing digital transformation and e-governance in the country and Africa. One key initiative in this direction is the Training of Trainers Workshop on E-Governance and Digital Transformation at...
by David Indeje | Jan 23, 2023 | Access to information, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo Kenya launched its Blockchain strategy with much fanfare in 2019 and then went deadly quiet. Three years later, a lot has happened in that space, both globally and locally, worth reviewing. But before then, please go through a previous blog to get a...
