subsidiary policy will seek to create a uniform approach to the new data centric landscape, establishing basic principles and rules. Capacity Development: As economic, interaction and transactional velocity increases, and the geographic reach, transnational flow of data and information increases, the capacity of government to monitor, proactively manage and control outcomes may reduce, unless the capacity is developed right now. 6.3.4 Human Resource Development Kenyan technical manpower will be among the best in the world and globally competitive in terms of quality, skills and numbers. Kenya will develop a network of world-class technical training institutions producing the highest quality manpower to support the achievement of Vision 2030. Every Kenyan will be computer literate and able to profitably engage in the digital economy and earn a good living. The government will: 1. Integrate ICT subjects in the curriculum at all levels of education; 2. Develop and deploy a nationwide eEducation system that supports schools, higher education/training facilities across the country by interconnecting them with each other and with relevant knowledge centres, providing curriculum integration while also generating information to better shape policies, strategic plans and tactical decisions for developing education and vocational training in Kenya; 3. Create an environment that is conducive to the return of skilled Kenyans from the diaspora to participate in the economy; 4. Expand and improve adult-education, lifelong learning and both general and digital literacy programmes, notably for retraining and reskilling the existing workforce. Making the use of ICT part of everyday life without excluding those that need skills development; 5. Incentivise industry with ICT specialisation to conduct their own training programmes and to contribute to institutional training programmes; Ministry of ICT, Kenya 6. Establish educational networks for sharing educational resources and promoting elearning at all levels including distance education, virtual institutions, and integrate it with other existing resources; 7. Facilitate Public Private Partnerships to mobilise resources in order to support elearning initiatives; 8. Require skills domiciliation in projects performed by non-national resources. 9. Encourage close collaboration between industry and academia and the exchange of personnel, lecturers should get business and operational experience, and industry should provide internships. 10. Encourage the establishment of ICT Centres of Excellence to promote capacity building and innovation as stipulated in the National ICT Master Plan 11. Government will provide and support online ICT training for decision makers, community and civil society leaders as well as private and public sector executives; 12. Create opportunities and providing assistance for the disadvantaged; people with special needs, women and the youth to acquire ICT skills through e-inclusion and eaccessibility activities and programmes; and 13. Encourage universities to establish postdoctoral research fellow positions on contractual and attractive terms in order to attract world-class researchers In order to have global competitiveness of ICT products and services. 6.4 Public Service Delivery 6.4.1 E-Services/Government Government ICT is vital for the delivery of efficient, cost-effective public services, which are responsive to the needs of citizens and businesses. We want government ICT to be open: open to the people and organisations that use our services; and open to any provider – regardless of size. Government will ensure that: 33/37 November-2019

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