(d)
Attract foreign ICT investments: - by ensuring a predictable institutional & legislative
environment supported by good infrastructure (high quality broadband, clean energy,
security, etc.).
17.4 E-Services
17.4.1 E-Health Services
Use of ICT in the promotion of e-Health delivery systems reinforces fundamental human rights by
improving equity of access to healthcare and quality of life. The Government will promote use of ICT
in health delivery by:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
Provide an effective and cost efficient means for distributing health and disease prevention
information to the public;
Build a health network that enables institutions and individuals to exchange electronic
records, share information and deliver quality services in both urban and rural areas;
Assist health care workers by improving health care administration and management;
Improve the performance of health care facilities through the deployment of Health
Management Systems;
Use electronic systems to ensure an efficient and standardized process for recording patient
information;
Improve accessibility to medical research, information sharing and training through online
educational programs and applications
Providing IT facilities in all public health facilities for administration and management of
health processes;
Providing IT training to medical staff;
Setting standards and norms for IT in the healthcare system;
Developing legislation governing telemedicine, health information systems;
Establishment of national resource centres for IT in the healthcare system; and
Developing a central database on disease and treatment to be used as a shared resource tool
medical personnel in various parts of the country to enhance prompt curative services and
better public health management.
17.4.2 E-Agriculture
Agriculture is strategically important as it contributes a greater proportion of Kenya’s GDP. The
growth of E-Agriculture has the potential to accelerate rural development, promote food security,
increase productivity and efficiency, reduce poverty and play an important role in agricultural value
chains. However, despite advances in technology, most farmers still do not have access to or the
capacity to use ICT in agriculture production and marketing. The global market changes, coupled with
the advances in ICT and their impact on Kenya’s economy, signal the need for a radical rethinking and
approach to E-Agriculture and rural development. In order to integrate E-Agriculture in agriculture
and increase its application across the country, the government will:
(a)
(b)
Promote local mobile applications targeting farmers in various geographical regions across
Kenya;
Build ICT capacity in agricultural institutions, farmer organizations and groups;
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