Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo this morning held a consultative meeting with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Andril Pravednyk to discuss possible areas of bilateral co-operation between the two countries.
Owalo added that the Ministry is eager to engage with diverse stakeholders in the public and commercial sectors.
CS Owalo was joined by Broadcast and Telecommunications Principal Secretary Prof. Edward Kisiang’ani and his ICT and Digital Economy counterpart Eng. John Tanui.
He mentioned how the Kenyan government is installing 100,000 kilometres (Km) of fibre optic connections, offering free WiFi hotspots to the general people, digitising government data and services, and boosting e-commerce by putting a National Addressing System into action.
Specifically through the Postal Corporation of Kenya, Prof. Kisiangani emphasised that the State Department is looking for collaborations to help roll out a National Addressing System and an e- commerce plan.
On the other hand, according to Eng. Tanui, cooperation between the two nations in the ICT sector is encouraged, notably at the Konza Technopolis and with regard to cyber security.
Amb. Pravednyk praised Kenya for the significant advancements it has made in the digitalization of its services since 2018 and in the rollout of 5G mobile network connectivity in Nairobi and its surroundings.
He went on to say that his nation is eager to work with Kenya in the fields of e-government, IT solutions, and delivering courses on block chain technology to students.
Amb. Pravednyk expressed confidence in his nation’s ability to engage with Kenya in the field of cyber security by citing the country’s previous collaboration with Strathmore University to deliver a Special Course on Block Chain Technology to students.
“The Russian invasion showed that it’s really not just a conventional war against Ukraine, but it’s also the first time in the history of mankind that Cybercrime has been used on a large scale as a weapon, and we have robust experience on countermeasures which we will be happy to share with any country which might be interested.
This will involve how to provide Cyber security to the Government, the Private sector and to ordinary citizens” said Pravednyk.
