support ICT value addition in the product and or service delivery processes across the board, the full benefits that ICT brings to the various economic sectors cannot be realised. On the other hand, ICT is also a valuable tool in the efficient generation, distribution and utilization of energy. The key social and economic sectors which have been selected and whose performance can be enhanced through the use of ICT are outlined below. Health ‘ICT can be used to facilitate e-health and telemedicine’ Whereas health has been categorized as a social pillar in vision 2030, it is also a key economic sector consisting of service and value addition by various stakeholders. The economic aspect of health significantly contributes towards the growth of businesses in areas such as health insurance, hospital management, pharmaceuticals, medical supply and logistics, patients management and evacuation services. In many rural parts of the country there is an acute shortage of doctors and other health-care providers. Majority of Kenyans lack access to medical care, either because they cannot afford to pay for services or because they must travel long distances to reach the nearest clinic or hospital. There is an opportunity to use technology to alleviate the shortage of health professionals. For example, ICT can be used to facilitate ehealth and telemedicine where facilities such as radiology machines and human resources such as doctors are shared across distributed hospitals. In addition, mobile phone-based applications can be used to provide various medical services. The use of technology in this way will reduce the need for high numbers of health workers. The flagship project to be implemented is an integrated national health system. This system will integrate the various systems that are developed and implemented in the health sector, including doctors management system, drug supply chain system, and hospital management system for all hospitals. The integration will create a central health data repository shared by all health institutions. It will include a health e-portal that provides services and summary statistics to rel- ..78 .................................................................................................................Towards ...............a...Digital .............Kenya ............ evant and authorized stakeholders. Education Education is considered as a social pillar in Vision 2030 but it is also a key economic sector consisting of service and value addition activities by various stakeholders. Its economic aspects touch on service delivery and value addition contributing towards business opportunities in the learning, certification and research processes. The two flagship projects that will be implemented by 2017/2018 are: • The on-going school laptop project to provide teaching and learning tools for pupils entering standard one in primary schools in Kenya beginning from the year 2014 to transform education and help to create a knowledge society. This project must include: review of school curricula, conversion of courseware into digital form, ICT training for teachers, and broadband internet connectivity to the schools. • Automation of academic and administrative processes at all levels of education in order to have all education information online. This will include an education e-portal that provides services and summary statistics to the public. ‘Due to increased insecurity, the cost of involvement in meaningful economic activities has increased’ Security Firms in Africa spend up to 10% of sales on crime and security-related costs. Kenyan businesses spend 4% of sales just on crime insurance. The direct costs of insecurity in the country have had significant impact on asset losses, damage and personal injury. Due to increased insecurity, the cost of involvement in meaningful economic activities has increased. ICT provides the opportunity to improve on monitoring, evidence capture and reporting, resulting in positive contribution to business growth. In order to improve security an integrated security, intelligence and surveillance system project will be implemented. Built on the persons data hub, this project will enable the creation of multiple agency database and master data platform, data warehouse, crime analytics, 79 Towards a Digital Kenya ..............................................................................................................................................................