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Nzioka Waita, Head Of Legal & Regulatory Affairs of Safaricom Limited gave the presentation "Key ICT Enablers and Drivers" in Kenya:

A key slide:

NEW E-COMMERCE LEGISLATION

• De-link E-Commerce Legislation From KICA
• Adopt UN CITRALModel Law On E-Transactions
• Rely more on laws that facilitate E-Commerce as opposed to regulate
• Create environment that protects carriers of information communications; Separate carriage from content;
• Increase in X-Border E-Commerce requires country to adopt Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

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Evans J. Nyagah of Safaricom Business gave this presentation "The ICT ecosystem in Kenya" on March 31, 2010, and I thought it worth of review:

A key slide talks about ICT Medium Term Plan (2008-2012)

Vision Statement
Kenya Becomes an Information and Knowledge-Based Society

Mission Statement
To Provide information and communication based solutions and
ensure the availability of efficient reliable and affordable ICT
services countrywide

Activities

1. Expand infrastructure with the aim of making Kenya the ICT hub of Africa;
2. Develop Rural ICT Centers to promote awareness of technology throughout the country;
3. Revamp and extend e-government throughput the country to ensure exemplary service delivery to citizens;
4. Encourage ICT entrepreneurship while discouraging a culture of dependency and unsustainable projects and programs
5. Market Kenya as the preferred destination for BPO

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