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improve on compliance to traffic rules and enforcement;
enhance access to security of traffic data;
enhanced sharing of data within the transport industry; and
reduction in accidents and incidents.
5.2.2 Driving Forces for ICT as a
Driver for Industry
‘to contribute
directly and
indirectly to an
additional
1.5%
to Kenya’s GDP
by 2017/2018 to
achieve
Vision
2030’
The following are the drivers for ICT as a driver of industry:
a)
The need to automate processes - Majority of processes of institutions as well as economic activities are not automated and therefore creating inefficiencies that can be avoided;
b)
Customer preferences for quality products and services. - ICT
could provide solutions to challenges of access by enabling greater
use of
remote access to quality products and services;
c)
The need for data and information for policy and decision making on various sectors. - ICT could provide solutions that enable access to
data and information on various economic sectors; and
d) Lack of data for informal businesses and the need to formalize
the operations of the sectors. - ICT could formalize the operations and
activities of various sectors leading to increased contribution to the
GDP.
5.2.4 Objective and Strategies
Objective O9: To use ICT automated processes in the product and service delivery value chains across various economic sectors.
Automation within the manufacturing industries and especially its value chain is likely to increase competitiveness at the local, regional and
international markets.
Strategy S1: Integrate ICT in service delivery at various levels of the
economic sectors.
Strategy S2: Formalize activities and gather sector specific business
intelligence data mining for policy and decision-making. This will
spawn new businesses (products or services) in various economic
sectors. The data collected will provide information for social economic planning.
Across the various economic sectors, companies will be encouraged
to spearhead the use of ICT in the value chain of their respective activities right from production to the customer. A process of monitoring
and identifying the commercialization of new concepts within various
economic areas should be developed and respective business recognised for their ICT adoption initiatives.
Automation
within the
manufacturing
industries and
especially its
value chain is
likely to increase
competitiveness
at the
local, regional
and
international
markets.
5.2.3 Desired Outcomes by 2017
To achieve Vision 2030 goal of Kenya as a regional ICT hub, the ICT
sector should contribute directly and indirectly to an additional 1.5%
to Kenya’s GDP by 2017/2018.
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