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Regional coordinator Francis Mutie said the training is important because of the role the officers will play in the implementation of the Capacity Assessment and Rationalisation of the Public Service Programme.

The identity will encompass the national ID number, PIN number, driving license number, birth certificate and passport number.Information permanent secretary Dr. Bitange Ndemo,said a Digital Economy Policy has already been drafted and is awaiting stakeholders' input.

The bond to be issued between now and 2017 will fund the extension of the national fiber optic cable by 30,000km from the current 4,200km, digitising registries in all ministries and agencies and setting up national data centers.

The bond to be issued between now and 2017 will fund the extension of the national fiber optic cable by 30,000km from the current 4,200km, digitising registries in all ministries and agencies and setting up national data centers.

This was announced yesterday at the launch of the National Broadband Strategy (NBS) that is billed as critical in the achievement of Vision 2030 and Jubilee's realisation of a digital government as contained in its manifesto.

Investors seeking loans will be required to submit a business plan and have until February 25 to apply for the funds.

The money will be disbursed through Family Bank. An investor can borrow from Sh820,000 to Sh3.3 million repayable with an annual interest rate of 11.5 per cent in three years.

Projects manager at the authority Andrew Lewela said the LTE project, to be implemented under a public private partnership framework, was a key focus of the proposed revised ICT master plan.

He said the tender was expected to be complete ''soon as possible'' to enable the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission start voter registration in readiness for the next year's general election. This statement is expected before Friday.

Officials have fast-tracked online learning as east Africa's largest economy explores the use of different technologies in order to spread their messages to a wider audience, reports Africa Science News.

Ministers have suggested that innovative use of virtual resources could increase the momentum behind tackling environmental challenges in Africa and globally.

Patients visiting Pathologists Lancet Kenya, an independent laboratory institution, will soon start using electronic cards to access and pay for treatment, just as it is done in the banking, shopping and travelling sectors.

The government will also develop an integrated health care system that will leverage on the tablet platform. The system will enable doctors exchange information on patients’ analysis and also enable the patient access their reports online. The PS was speaking duringthe launch of Samsung's new tablet, the Galaxy Note.The Korean manufacturing giant might be contracted to provide thegadgets. He did not disclose how much the government will invest in thisproject.

The city has invested more than Sh 25 billion in infrastructure and development

Summary

• The license classifies Tatu Telecom Company, the trading entity, as a Network Facilities Provider (NFP) Tier 2 and Application Service Provider (ASP).
• Businesses in Tatu are also exempted from import duty and enjoy zero-rated VAT, among other business-friendly benefits.

Tatu City has received its telecom operating license to provide internet service to businesses and residents in and around the 5,000-acre.

The rapid growth in technology presents Kenya with an opportunity to become a middle-income knowledge economy, CS Joe Mucheru has said.

He said more than one billion electronic devices will be bought by Kenyans in the next few years. Mucheru urged young people to take advantage of this market.

“The digital market in Africa will have half-a-billion people in the next five years. We must take advantage of this,” he said.

World Bank Lead Health Specialist Khama Rogo said with technological advancements, provision of healthcare no longer required direct contact between a doctor and patient.

He told Capital FM News that advancing E-health could also be used to bridge the gap of health workers and bring down the cost of healthcare.

“Technology has now made it possible for people to interact without seeing each other or being in the same room. The health sector offers some opportunities where that can happen and technology now makes it possible for us to get the best possible advice or even treatment for somebody who is not in the same room with you or information,” Rogo noted.

Safaricom and Telkom Kenya have embedded health services in their product offering, a move the two firms expect will boost their bottom lines.

Rural population is the key target in this new offering that is administered through virtual clinics, attracting "modest" consultation fees. The mobile operators claim users will make huge savings on money spent on travel and logistics associated with hospital visits.

The city's architectural design integrates solar power, rainwater collection and utilisation into its infrastructure.

Africa is increasingly positioning itself as an attractive investment destination in the global tech landscape.

With a population of over one billion and a substantial talent pool, the continent represents a significant financial opportunity for investors.

The County Government of Uasin Gishu on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with I-Tech (Kenya) in a move to support the automation of heath services (E-Heath) in the county.

Speaking at the county headquarters in Eldoret town during the signing of the MoU, the County Health CeC Margaret Chepkwony said the partnership was to help in improving health services to the public.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has defended the biometric registration of community youth engaged in National Youth Service (NYS) projects (cohorts) saying it will help guard against corruption at the bedeviled institution.

President Kenyatta who spoke in Kisumu on Sunday, said the registration will ensure that the “ghost worker,” phenomenon is a thing of the past.

“This is to ensure that only those who work are paid,” he said at stops in Obunga and Kondele.

President Uhuru Kenyatta will officially kick-start the Capacity Assessment and Rationalization of the Public Service (CARPS) Programme alongside Deputy President William Ruto at their respective offices while Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero will launch the exercise at his City Hall offices.

He said this will improve knowledge and wealth creation. In a speech read on his behalf by his deputy Prof John Nderitu at the International Conference on Emerging and Future Information Communication Technologies at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi last Wednesday, Waudo said MKU offers elearning and virtual learning.

This follows the development of a mobile-based civil birth registration platform that allows for real-time creation of birth records from any part of the country.

The new system, which has been developed by software company SAP, utilises a combination of biometric scanning and cloud storage to create a database of all children born in Kenya.