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REPUBLIC OF KENYA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY REMARKS BY MR. JOSEPH TIAMPATI PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY DURING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONNECTED KENYA 2014 SUMMIT AT LEISURE LODGE MOMBASA ON TUESDAY, 15TH APRIL 2014 AT 9.00AM. Hon. John Nasasira, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Uganda. Hon. Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Minister of Youth and ICT, Rwanda Hon. Rebecca Joshua Okwaci Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, South Sudan Mr John T. Mngodo, Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Communications Science and Technology, Tanzania Cabinet Secretaries present, Principal Secretaries, Governors Senators ICT County Executives Industry Players, stakeholders, colleagues in the sector Good morning It is my pleasure to join you this morning at the opening of the sixth connected Kenya summit to discuss the development of Information, Communication and Technology in the country towards the realization of our development roadmap, Vision 2030. From the outset, I wish to thank ICT Authority the organizers of this event for inviting me to address this occasion. I also wish to extend a warm welcome to our visitors from the region, representatives of various governments and all senior officials present.

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It is also noteworthy that ICT implementation and development falls within the mandate of my Ministry. Indeed, forums such as this provide opportunities within which working partnership models can be established towards the integration of technology into our countrys wider development agenda. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Connected Kenya Summit which incorporates counties, public and private sector industry players and the EAC region, is an invaluable platform for information sharing and dissemination. The feedback, comments and suggestions from this forum will be valuable for us as we strive to improve the ICT products and services provision to our people. The theme adopted this year Breaking the Barriers is quite ideal for exploring methods of overcoming challenges that hinder our efforts to leap into a digital economy. I truly trust that the deliberations that will take place at this summit will set us on a path to making progress in National ICT implementations, growing the ICT Industry and achieving more public participation. It is indeed a pleasure for my Ministry (through the ICT Authority) to host this forum, and a great honor to have so many distinguished minds and experts participate in the various sessions that will take place. The topics discussed at this forum are very pertinent to our industry growth. Issues of counties digital transformation, cyber threats and cashless payments and data analytics are priority areas. As you are aware Kenya launched its Vision 2030 development blueprint in 2008, aiming to transform the country into an industrialized nation. In this national vision, Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), has been recognized as one of the most significant enablers towards achieving the vision by the year 2030.

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Ladies and gentlemen, The Government is keen to promote partnerships with globally renowned ICT companies to facilitate knowledge and capacity transfer to our Kenyan companies. Lastly, I wish to express my gratitude to the organizers, sponsors of this workshop and wish you fruitful deliberations during this workshop and call for your continued support in the countrys ICT sector. investment in the ICT sector. Thank you. It is my hope that this forum will create awareness on ICT activities and create awareness on the government and counties