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Wrap-Up: Our pick of main stories Monday February 23rd, 2015
Close to two years now since the Jubilee Government took over, it’s not been able to fulfil its promise to…
Close to two years now since the Jubilee Government took over, it’s not been able to fulfil its promise to buy a laptop for each school-going child. However, in a new turn of events, the Government has now taken a new turn to borrow the Brazilian model to establish computer labs in schools instead of its initial plan. This and much more in today’s wrap-up
Gov’t unveils new technology aimed at curbing child abuse
The government in collaboration with communities is in the process of piloting a new service that will automatically raise alarm on cases of child abuse. According to K24 News, The 24-hour helpline is already receiving over 2,000 calls daily with 3 to 5 abused children being rescued every month from remote areas across the country.
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Kenya’s ICT Innovation Forum set for March 2 – 3 at KICC
The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology in conjunction with the ICT Authority and industry players will convene an independent Multi-stakeholder ICT Innovation Forum on March 2 – 3. The event was previously scheduled for February 24 – 25 but was postponed.
Themed “Mind the Gap. Close the Gap”, the inaugural event will be graced by his Excellency the President of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. The event will engage stakeholders in exploring the needs of the innovation ecosystem and come up with ways to address barriers in the market.
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Kenyan tech innovators chosen for BBC digital pilot
Two groups of Kenyan tech innovators have been selected to help the BBC reach young African audiences through social and digital platforms. The young digital specialists from Go Sheng Services and Ongair were chosen from 13 teams from across Africa and the US.
They had all participated at a BBC, the two had participated in the BBC “hackathon” event held in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, earlier this month.
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Kenya to borrow Brazilian model for school laptop project
After two years of waiting, the government has announced that it will now borrow the Brazilian model to establish computer labs in schools instead of its initial plan to buy a laptop computer for each school-going child. This was announced by the Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi last week.
According to The Star, Prof Kaimenyi said the ministry has studied the Brazilian computer project for schools which it implemented with the support of UNESCO and found that the same model which has been implemented in India, Indonesia, and Nigeria can replicated in Kenya.
StarTimes FTA decoders to retail at Kshs 3,300
StarTimes Media has effected a 17.5 per cent price drop on the cost of acquiring its type approved DVB T2 Free-to-Air (FTA)set top box with the move aimed at making it increasingly affordable for more Kenyans to acquire the company’s set top box that will not attract monthly subscription charges.
StarTimes free to air set top box will now retail at a one-off fee of Kshs 3,300 down from 4,000 with free access to one month ‘Unique’ bouquet worth Kshs 1,500 giving Kenyans over 75 premium international channels.
Lamudi’s ‘Dial4Home’ service targets offline property-seekers
Lamudi Kenya has launched a new service, Dial 4 Home (D4H) hotline, to cater for offline customers looking for properties.
The D4H number, 0800 721 301, is a toll free number which house-hunters can call to inquire about properties for sale or rent. Users will be able to get over-the-phone access to property listings from over 1,000 agents, developers and small agents while the service will also cater for agents who want to list their properties with Lamudi over the phone.