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| A Kikao Kikuu setting when the Communications Authority held the forum in Nyandarua County earlier in the year. PHOTO: File |
EMBU: Communications
Authority of Kenya's Kikao Kikuu to
be held in Embu.
Areas in Embu that have been facing mobile network challenges
are set to get a communication uplift as way of connecting them to the
world.
This comes after Embu County government partnered with the
Communication Authority of Kenya to provide mobile network to areas that have
been experiencing network issues in the past.
The authority, together with the Embu County Government, will
from 25th to 28th November hold a County ICT Consumer Forum at the
University of Embu.
Through the forum, dubbed 'Kikao Kikuu', the Authority is set to
provide platforms of interaction with ICT consumers and service providers among
other stakeholders to explore solutions to challenges in communications with
the devolved units.
Embu will be the 19th county to host the forum as C.A
targets to traverse the 47 counties in Kenya.
The forum’s theme is ‘Using ICT as an enabler of opportunities’.
The regulator whose mandate is to facilitate development of the
information and communications sectors including; broadcasting, cybersecurity,
multimedia, telecommunications, electronic commerce, postal and courier
services, uses Kikao Kikuu forums to create a sustainable link that promotes
value in the way consumers interact with systems and processes.
In addition, it helps to bridge the gaps between the policy and
legal framework by deepening the awareness and building individual capacity.
CA is charged with safeguarding the interests of consumers of
ICT services. This is achieved through the enforcement of consumer regulations
as well as educating users of these services on their rights and
responsibilities.
In the past, it has carried out consumer education outreach
program targeting users of mobile and internet services (“Chukua Hatua: Pata
Huduma ya Mawasiliano Unayostahili”), Postal Courier Consumers (Kaa Macho), SIM
Card Registration (Pata Ukweli wa Mtambo), Number Portability (Namba Yangu Milele)
and Child Online Protection.
According to Kenya’s Digital Economy Blueprint, digital skills
are a prerequisite for benefiting from any technology, across all sectors of
the economy, and at all levels of the skills spectrum.
“Digital skills will enable every Kenyan to have access to
digital technology, having the literacy and know-how to use this technology,
and being able to participate in and create with this technology,” reads part
of the digital skills pillar that is focused on developing digital skills for
its citizens [Mostly ICT professionals] to meet the competencies and expertise
required for the digital economy.
The Blueprint identifies the five pillars of the digital
economy, that are described under the headings, Digital Government, Digital
Business, Infrastructure, Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship, and Digital
Skills and Values
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