Cabinet approves implementation of Kenya Digital Superhighway Project
The Cabinet has considered and approved the implementation of the Kenya Digital Superhighway Project.
According to a dispatch from Cabinet, the project seeks to strengthen the nation’s ICT backbone by increasing the fibre network coverage across the country, reducing the cost of internet connectivity, and enhancing the delivery of e-Government services.
The seminal project will feature the laying of over 100,000 Kilometres of fibre optic cable across the country, the creation of 25,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots and the establishment of Digital Village Smart Hubs and Studios in each of the nation’s 1,450 wards.
As part of the new paradigm in the delivery of public services, Cabinet similarly considered the progress made in the automation of government Services.
The automation of government services is being steered under a thematic approach covering; Business Process Automation, digitisation of manual records, enhanced data sharing across agencies, and the use of a Single Unique Identifier for access to digital services.
As part of the programme, the administration seeks to automate the provision of over 5,000 government services within six months.
“The revolutionary project seeks to strengthen our nation’s ICT backbone by increasing the fibre network coverage across the country hence reducing the cost of internet connectivity,” read the dispatch from Cabinet.
The dispatch also stated that over the last month over 1,200 services have already been on boarded on eCitizen.
Part of these innovations are being rolled out under the Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Programme (KDEAP) and supported under the World Bank’s Digital Economy Moonshot Project.
