OFFICIAL HOST ORGANISATION:
The Kenya ICT Board's vision is that the country becomes a top ten global ICT hub and that this will be achieved by rapidly and innovatively transforming Kenya through promotion of ICT for socio-economic enrichment of our society.
To achieve this a fourfold mandate has been created: 1. Positioning and promoting Kenya as an ICT destination (locally and internationally), especially promoting Business process Outsourcing (BPO) and Offshoring. 2. Advise the government on all relevant matters pertaining to the development and promotion of ICT industries in the country. 3. Providing government and other stakeholders with skills, capacity and funding for anchor implementation of ICT projects for development. 4. Coordinating, directing and implementing anchor ICT projects in development.
Furthermore the Board has four distinct objectives:
• Develop, launch and sustain a globally compelling brand marketing campaign for Kenya ICT
• To develop and promote competitive ICT industries in Kenya
• To develop world class Kenyan ICT institutions
• To increase ICT access, utilization for all Kenyans (become a principle driver in bridging the
digital divide)
For more information please visit www.ict.go.ke
OFFICIAL SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS:
Ushahidi, which means "testimony" in Swahili, is a website that was initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008. Since then we have grown from an ad hoc group of volunteers to a focused organization.
Our goal is to create a platform that any person or organization can use to set up their own way to collect & visualize information. The core platform will allow for plug-in & extensions so that it can be customized for different locales & needs. The beta version platform is now available as an open source application that others can download for free, implement & use to bring awareness to crisis situations or other events in their own locales.
The focus now is to upscale the organization in order to make the tool as widely accessible as possible, to increase the platform’s user-friendliness, & to help support the community that has grown around Ushahidi.
Kabissa is a network of people who are working online and on the ground for positive change in Africa. Since 1999, thousands of us have used this site to take action and follow the results of our efforts.
You Can:
• Report on what's happening right now by posting blogs.
• Discover who's doing what in and for Africa by using the search functions.
• Connect with active members and groups, and even start groups of your own.
Kabissa Is:
• Through Kabissa.org, a technologically robust communication platform, Africans and their supporters have one central source for getting involved and measuring effectiveness.
• Organizations in Africa connect with others through Kabissa.org, generating an economy of scale and the power of greater numbers.
• Individuals concerned with Africa connect with others through Kabissa.org, forming or combining new online and in-person groups for greater positive impact.
BECOME AN OFFICIAL SUPPORTING ORGANISATION @ MOBILE WEB EAST AFRICA
Mobile Web East Africa is currently seeking the support of high profile
international, regional and national organisations who
would like to become official supporting organisations. If you feel the organisation that you work for fits the bill, then please
do get in contact immediately by email
partnerwithus@allamber.co.uk or alternatively call +44 1376 530 030.
Having the support of an organisation such as yours can only help to make this event as high profile as possible.
There are of course a host of benefits from reaching an agreement to support Mobile Web Africa.
Making contact would be the first step towards us reaching a mutually beneficial agreement.
Previous supporters of Mobile Web Africa include:
