Information, Communications and The Digital Economy (IC-DE) CS Eliud Owalo has launched a new Wi-Fi spot in Nairobi’s city market.
Owalo, urged the Small and Medium Enterprises sector to take full advantage of the digital hubs that the government is setting up across the country and join the E-commerce model.
The government plans to help micro and small business to digitize their operations by giving them access to free internet and support to build essential skills for businesses on the world wide web.
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Owalo disclosed that the Kenya Kwanza Government intends to establish up to 25,000 free hotspots throughout the country, over the next ten years.
“There is a need to develop digital business skills and to transform traditional businesses to digital enterprises,” he told traders at the City Market during the function Wednesday.
“Our vision is to create a reliable and secure high-speed digital infrastructure, as the avenue for the envisaged transformation,”
“To achieve this, we also need to develop digital business skills and transform traditional businesses to digital enterprises.”
“The government intends to convert the whole country into a one giant network of digital hubs, through provisions of hotpots,” Owalo stated.
The Nairobi City Market hotspot has been up for a month in testing mode, alongside ten other hotspots in various parts of the city of Nairobi.
The CS said that all 11 platforms have proved to be stable and reliable. “As the Ministry of IC-DE, we are confident that we are off to a solid start,” he said.
Other hotspots will be set up at various markets within the city and elsewhere in the country.