e)
Promote centres of excellence to host, develop, maintain and
provide leadership of better learning resources and
implementation strategy;
f)
Exploit e-learning opportunities to offer Kenyan education
programmes for export; and
g)
Integrate e-learning resources with other existing resources.
2.6 UNIVERSAL ACCESS
Access to ICT services is limited to a few major towns leaving out the rural
areas of the country where most Kenyans live. There is therefore need to
enhance universal access through:
a)
Provision of adequate resources to the ICT sector;
b)
Developing the requisite ICT infrastructure;
c)
Creating incentives for service providers to deploy services in
rural and under-served areas;
d)
Establishing a Universal Service Fund;
e)
Creating awareness of benefits of ICT to the public; and
f)
Developing knowledge-sharing networks at grassroots level.
2.7 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPP)
There is need for an enabling environment for Public-Private Partnerships
(PPP) in ICT development.
2.8 E-GOVERNMENT
The major challenge facing Government is to provide services in an efficient
and effective way. E-Government provides a framework for improved service
delivery and enhanced communication and information provision within
Government, with the citizenry and the business community. There will be
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