Membership Benefits
The CSK carries out numerous activities: Participation in International activities, Networking and learning from others, Promotion of capacity, Liaison with Government, job creation, economic empowerment, Education, Training, Promotion of Awareness and being a source of commentary and thought of leadership. Every member should find something of benefit form the following:
Advocacy and Liaison with Government
- Promote values of ICT’s in government service delivery
- Assist with development of e-government strategies and policies
- Partner in developing incubators and technology parks
- Advice in developing appropriate tax policies
- Ensure procurement policies support local industry
- Lobbying for appropriate legislation and regulations
Identification of business opportunities
- Negotiating and signing MOUs with foreign ICT trade bodies
- Tender database (local and overseas)
- Coordinate visits of foreign delegations
- Network through affiliate bodies
- Publish news and market intelligence
- Finance, funding and investment (looking for opportunities)
Conducting research
- Annual survey of Kenya ICT sector
- Target reports on specific overseas markets
- Participate in international data collection and research
- National ICT capacity census and audit
Participation in the formulation of other ICT standards
Participation in Technical Committees at the Kenya bureau of Standards
Strengthening the national brand
- Promote core strengths and competencies
- Dialogue with local international analysts (such as KIPPRA, IDC, Gartner, Forrester)
- Working with informing foreign and Kenyan embassies, consulates, trade desks adopt ICT in Kenya
- CEO workshops abroad (through embassies e.t.c)
- Guide members in doing business in the region and abroad
- Run Annual Excellence Awards for the Kenyan ICT sector
- Generate Media Participation and Coverage of ICT issues
Hosting Focus Groups
- E.g. Piracy, payroll software, service providers, ICT in HRM and Recruitment
Accrediting Computer Training Colleges and Setting Training Standards
- Certification, ethics skills development
Coordination with other Local/International Professional Associations
- Steering Committee member of WITSA
- Member, IFIP
- Member, Association of Professional Societies in EA (APSEA)
- Associate, ASOCIO
- Direct Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Participation in WSIS Proces
Partnering with Local Universities
- We are negotiating to set up a center of excellence in collaboration wityh a local university to offer diplomas and degrees in ICT
Events and Development Program.
The Society organizes regular events and runs an active Continuous Professional
- Premier national conferences/exhibitions
Providing membership services
- Mails on topical issues
- Regular E-Newsletter
- Meetings for members
- Members Directory
- Support for SMES (policies, templates, best practice)
- Making sense of regulations for members
- Discounts for events and publications.
- Trade and business insurance
- Credit Checking
- Escorts
- ICT industry mediation and arbitration (cut down legal costs and maintains credibility in the industry by keeping matters out of court)
Managing the Website
- Local ICT News in the Press
- International Technology News
- Member of the week
- Member news and success stories
- Member Directory
- Hot links
- The portal for Kenya’s ICT Community
Publications
- Computer Age
- Information Systems Management Journal
- Computer Training News
- Kenya E-Mail Directory