subsidiary policy will seek to create a uniform
approach to the new data centric landscape,
establishing basic principles and rules.
Capacity Development: As economic,
interaction
and
transactional
velocity
increases, and the geographic reach,
transnational flow of data and information
increases, the capacity of government to
monitor, proactively manage and control
outcomes may reduce, unless the capacity is
developed right now.
6.3.4 Human Resource Development
Kenyan technical manpower will be among
the best in the world and globally competitive
in terms of quality, skills and numbers. Kenya
will develop a network of world-class technical
training institutions producing the highest
quality manpower to support the achievement
of Vision 2030. Every Kenyan will be computer
literate and able to profitably engage in the
digital economy and earn a good living.
The government will:
1. Integrate ICT subjects in the curriculum at
all levels of education;
2. Develop and deploy a nationwide eEducation system that supports schools,
higher education/training facilities across
the country by interconnecting them with
each other and with relevant knowledge
centres, providing curriculum integration
while also generating information to better
shape policies, strategic plans and tactical
decisions for developing education and
vocational training in Kenya;
3. Create an environment that is conducive to
the return of skilled Kenyans from the
diaspora to participate in the economy;
4. Expand and improve adult-education, lifelong learning and both general and digital
literacy programmes, notably for retraining
and reskilling the existing workforce.
Making the use of ICT part of everyday life
without excluding those that need skills
development;
5. Incentivise industry with ICT specialisation
to conduct their own training programmes
and to contribute to institutional training
programmes;
Ministry of ICT, Kenya
6. Establish educational networks for sharing
educational resources and promoting elearning at all levels including distance
education, virtual institutions, and integrate
it with other existing resources;
7. Facilitate Public Private Partnerships to
mobilise resources in order to support elearning initiatives;
8. Require skills domiciliation in projects
performed by non-national resources.
9. Encourage close collaboration between
industry and academia and the exchange of
personnel, lecturers should get business
and operational experience, and industry
should provide internships.
10. Encourage the establishment of ICT Centres
of Excellence to promote capacity building
and innovation as stipulated in the National
ICT Master Plan
11. Government will provide and support
online ICT training for decision makers,
community and civil society leaders as well
as private and public sector executives;
12. Create opportunities and providing
assistance for the disadvantaged; people
with special needs, women and the youth to
acquire ICT skills through e-inclusion and eaccessibility activities and programmes;
and
13. Encourage universities to establish
postdoctoral research fellow positions on
contractual and attractive terms in order to
attract world-class researchers In order to
have global competitiveness of ICT products
and services.
6.4 Public Service Delivery
6.4.1 E-Services/Government
Government ICT is vital for the delivery of
efficient, cost-effective public services, which
are responsive to the needs of citizens and
businesses. We want government ICT to be
open: open to the people and organisations that
use our services; and open to any provider –
regardless of size.
Government will ensure that:
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