Eng. John Tanui, the principal secretary for Information Communications and the Digital Economy, gathered representatives of the corporate sector for a consultative roundtable discussion on cyber security problems this morning at the ministry’s headquarters.
The PS, who was joined by Ezra Chiloba, director general of the Communications Authority, and Stanley Kamanguya, CEO of the ICT Authority, called on all business sector partners to establish alliances with the government that will strengthen the security of the nation’s digital environment.
Eng. Tanui made the point that the industry has the most complex and secure incident management reporting procedures.
He pointed out that the private sector is essential to the government’s ambition to digitise its data and provide digital services.
The PS also urged the sector to collaborate with the Ministry to upgrade the public service’s digital literacy and to promptly advise the government on technology issues related to cyber security.
Senior representatives from companies like Safaricom PLC, Microsoft, Huawei, Dell Technologies, Google, Oracle Limited, IBM Africa, and Amazon Web Services were present at the conference.
Seriam, Tata, Computer Information, System Company (CISCO), and Intel Company Limited were also represented.
