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World Bank to Give Kenya KES 17.3 Bln for ICT Projects |
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telecompaper.com |
| Source Date: |
Thursday, July 03, 2014 |
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Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
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Kenya |
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Jul 08, 2014 |
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The World Bank says it will provide KES 17.3 billion to fund ICT projects in 47 counties as part of the Kenya transparency and communications infrastructure project (KTCIP). A roadmap for the project managed by the ICT Authority has already been drawn up, Business Daily reported. Once funding has been released to the government, it will go towards improving service delivery, strengthening internal processes in the counties and providing open data from each region through technology.
According to World Bank country director Diarietou Gaye, part of the funding was approved in March with the specific amount meant to help counties lay master plans for use in ICT their processes. The bank's communication officer Peter Warutere said KES 2.6 billion approved for ICT in March will specifically help Nairobi County to update its revenue management systems; it will also help fund roadmaps for specific counties towards ICT transformation. He said the authority will have to employ additional project managers, obtain more resources for open data and get additional staff for finance and procurement functions.
ICT Authority CEO Victor Kyalo said the authority is awaiting for the first batch of the funding to kick-start the county projects. The fund will be channelled through the national government to counties. The entire project is part of a regional initiative that supports Kenya, Burundi and Madagascar. The KTCIP project is funded by the bank's International Development Association (IDA) and is mainly expected to help expand national open data in counties.
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