By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Kenya’s ICT Authority has
signed a Letter of Intent with the Korea Data Agency (K-DATA) to collaborate on
preparing government data for artificial intelligence use and piloting AI
applications in public service delivery.
The signing took place at
the Embassy of Kenya in Seoul on the sidelines of the Global AI and Digital
Summit, with ICT Authority Chief Executive Officer Jessy Maruti signing on
behalf of the authority.
The ceremony was witnessed
by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital
Economy, William Kabogo Gitau.
The collaboration will also
cover data governance, interoperability, secure data exchange across
government, data quality certification and training of data professionals.
The initiative supports the
Kenya National AI Strategy 2025–2030 and the Digital Master Plan, and will be
undertaken in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 2019.
Maruti was accompanied by
the ICT Authority’s Director of Programmes and Standards, Thomas Bwaley.
