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Cybersecurity tops Connected Summit agenda
Following the rapid rise of cybercrime as hackers increasingly target the Kenyan digital economy amidst continued proliferation of financial technology…
Following the rapid rise of cybercrime as hackers increasingly target the Kenyan digital economy amidst continued proliferation of financial technology and internet banking, this year, Connected Summit, slated for 9th to 13th April 2017 in Diani, Kwale County will focus on cybersecurity as its main agenda.
Explaining why Cybersecurity was a key topic in this year’s summit, ICT Authority Acting CEO Mr Robert Mugo noted in a statement that new financial-transaction platforms come with a new risk profile that has created a need to focus on balancing innovation with prudent risk management.
He noted that the distinction between banks and mobile network operators, for example, continue to diminish, “This development provides additional economic interactions, raises new frontiers, questions and invites novel responses from regulatory to operational interventions,” said Mr Mugo.
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Deliberations from the forum, he added, would the help the country map a future of economic prosperity using ICTs based solutions, as well as review achievements and lessons learnt in both public and private sector.
The summit themed “Shaping the Future,” will bring together senior government officials, county representatives, private sector players and authorities in ICT to highlight the needs on the ground as public sector endeavors to deliver efficient services to the citizen.
Other topics slated for discussion include Internet of Things (IoT), innovation for service delivery and business, innovation as enabler of development, the future of technology in education and analytics and big data among others.
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Mr. Mugo observed that companies’ collecting and keeping citizens’ data was becoming a concern, with people increasingly questioning how this data is used. A key objective of the Connected Summit is to develop and recommend policy, regulatory and operational interventions necessary to ensure management of citizens’ data for the benefit of both the government and private sector.
He added that by deliberating on efforts to date and examining lessons learnt, delegates at Connected Summit 2017 will explore and identify issues that arise and the need to be addressed in order to better harness the data resources.