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Project ID:	1142506498
Entity:	Kenya - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT) website of the entity
Activity:	East Africa E-Government Academy website of the activity

Activity description:	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in collaboration with a private company Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd is working on a project under the framework of the decisions of WSIS Summit to deliver tailor made E-Government Training targeted at Governments endeavouring to deliver services to its citizens electronically. We are currently running classes for Government Officials in Kenya but we intend to launch the Academy formally in Tunis during the second phase of the WSIS. In the launch we will release our lessons learned on capacity building for Government. The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in collaboration with a private company Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd is working on a project under the framework of the decisions of WSIS Summit to deliver tailor made E-Government Training targeted at Governments endeavouring to deliver services to its citizens electronically. We are currently running classes for Government Officials in Kenya but we intend to launch the Academy formally in Tunis during the second phase of the WSIS. In the launch we will release our lessons learned on capacity building for Government. The challenge is to specifically address the capacity building efforts while laying emphasis on the culture that should induce the citizens to use the new technology at ease. This project has been submitted to the Golden Book database.
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Entity from: Africa - Kenya

Geographical coverage of the activity: Regional

WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
Theme 4. Capacity building
Theme 6. Enabling environment
Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life

Related MDGs: no information available

Activity type: Project, Training initiative

Time scale: Ongoing: 2006 -

Partners: Circuits & Packets Communications Limited, The Kenya E-Government Directorate


Additional Information on National Implementation Mechanism
Strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level: No
National e-strategy: No
Additional Information: N/A



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