Kenya launches Communication and Digital Economy Strategic Plan 2023-2027
Date: 2024-03-13
The Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of
Information, Communications & the Digital Economy in Kenya, Eliud Owalo has unveiled his ministry’s Strategic Plan for the years 2023 to 2027.
The new comprehensive plan not only serves as a
roadmap toward achieving the ambitious goals outlined in Kenya Vision 2030,
with a keen focus on the Digital Superhighway and Creative Economy, supporting
the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda but also aligned with regional and
global commitments, including the East African Community Vision 2050, African
Union Agenda 2063, and UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the
strategic plan is meticulously crafted to propel Kenya's digital
transformation.
According to Cabinet Secretary Owalo during the
launch, by prioritizing digital infrastructure, the plan aims to enhance the
ease of doing business, thereby fostering exponential economic growth and transformation.
“The ICT sector in the Kenya vision
2030 is expected to contribute 10% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the
Kenyan economy. As an enabler, ICT has contributed immensely to improvement in
e-government services, e business, e-commerce, entrepreneurship and digital
skills and enhancing market competitiveness of the country’s products and
services.”
Principal Secretary at the State Department of ICT and Digital Economy Eng. John Kipchumba Tanui
Present at the launch were esteemed
dignitaries, including Prof. Edward Kisiangani, Principal Secretary of the
State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, CEOs from Ministry
Agencies, development partners, and officers from the Ministry.
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
