Kenya aims to equip 120 000 citizens with digital skills over the next three years as stakeholders step up efforts to advance the country's Digital Transformation Agenda.
The Communications Authority (CA) is running the Digital Skilling Project through the Universal Service Fund (USF), an entity established to expand ICT infrastructure, voice services and broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities across 19 counties.
Equipping citizens with digital competencies forms a core target under the Kenya National Digital Master Plan 2022–2032, framing connectivity alongside practical skills development.
“The Digital Skilling Project is a key part of the Authority’s efforts to advance its vision of digital access for all, recognising that connectivity alone cannot close the digital divide," said David Mugonyi, Communications Authority director general and CEO.
Dennis Chepkwony, director of the USF, emphasised the importance of collaboration in delivering the programme and extending its impact to communities that needed it the most.
In a related development, also on Tuesday, the National Youth Council (NYC) and the Technopolis Development Authority (TDA) deliberated on strengthening collaboration and partnerships to advance Kenya’s digital transformation among young people.
John Okwiri, chief executive officer of TDA, and Gloria Wawira, CEO of the NYC, led the discussions.
TDA is the state agency responsible for overseeing and managing Kenya’s flagship smart city, Konza Technopolis, widely known as Africa’s Silicon Savannah.
Also a state corporation, NYC acts as a conduit to ensure meaningful youth inclusion in national governance, policy creation and economic development.
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