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Kenya hosts ICT governance forum

Bitange-NdemoDAILY NATION By CHARLES WOKABI

Wednesday, May 29  2013

More than 100 delegates from across Africa are meeting in Mombasa to discuss developments in the open governance initiative that aims to open up information to the members of the public.

The two-day forum, organised by the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Kenya ICT Board, draws participation from over 16 countries with representatives from government, the civil society and non-governmental organisations.

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African Virtual University reviews strategy

SpringboardDiallopxDAILY NATION By PAULINE KAIRU

Tuesday, May 28  2013

The story about Kenya’s higher education system has lately been told in the light of expanding need, with public universities particularly being described as struggling to keep up with surging demand for post-secondary places.

Indeed, as more secondary school graduates and working class students go in search of university education, the pressure that has been mounting over space and quality of higher education is not about to let up.

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Automation of records at KNH stalls due to lack of funds

DNKNH0512BpxDaily Nation By NATION CORRESPONDENT

Monday May 27, 2013

The automation of patients’ records meant to ease service delivery at the Kenyatta National Hospital has stalled with only 10 per cent of the work done.

Hospital chief executive Richard Lesiyampe says only four million records out of the 40 million target have been automated.

The hospital has, however, started ensuring that entry of new records is done electronically to avoid increasing the workload. The remaining records will be automated once the hospital gets enough funds to complete the exercise, he said.

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LAPTOP IDEA GREAT, BUT THE REAL CHALLEGE IS ITS IMPLEMENTATION

laptopTHE STANDARD BY KILEMI MWIRIA

SUNDAY MAY 16, 2013

There is no doubting the power of information technology (IT) in accelerating learning. If well managed, IT can be a great equalizer; because a child in Turkana would have access to the same information as another in New York. IT also enables learning of all branches of knowledge. For primary and secondary school children, IT provides an important foundation, is motivating the job of the teacher much easier as pupils have the possibility of learning on their own. For the young, it is so addictive that it can keep many out of trouble.

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CCK now rules out third digital signal distributor

CCKpicsDaily Nation By MUTHOKI MUMO

Wednesday May 22, 2013

The communications regulator has broken a promise to award a third digital signal distribution licence to local broadcasters.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) director general Francis Wangusi said it is currently “not tenable” for the government to issue a third digital signal distribution licence.

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