To support Kenya digitization US tech giant IBM is partnering with the Information Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) to build a national ICT architectural model to be gradually implemented at all levels: from ministries to country governments. IBM strongly believes in Africa’s potential and it’s showing to be keen to invest in it. This project is either part of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, either of Kenyan development agenda “Vision 2030” and it has seen IBM experts side NGO and government agencies to illustrate up-to-date best practices, especially related to automation of data, donor tracking websites, social media and marketing strategies in order to develop better health services; improve data mining, analysis and department processes; follow youngster through vocational training; refine inter-ministerial performances and revitalize international trade. Thanks to these pro-bono activities IBM deploys teams of its most talented people on projects aimed at driving social and economic development. Recent initiatives of this kind also involved: a collaboration with Amref Health Africa, where they automated the existing manual process for data reporting that enabled the NGO to deliver higher quality clinical and diagnostic programmes; assistance to the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce (KNCCI), with the objective of enhance its communication strategy by the establishment of a virtual information centre and by the use of business analytics aiming at opening up traditional and new markets; at last, IBM joined the SOS Technical Training Institute (SOSTTI) realizing an ICT eLearning platform to make student stand out in the marketplace. The gLAWcal Team LIBEAC project Tuesday, 14 October 2014 (Source: All Africa) This news has been realized by gLAWcal—Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development in collaboration with the University Institute of European Studies (IUSE) in Turin, Italy and the University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy which are both beneficiaries of the European Union Research Executive Agency IRSES Project “Liberalism in Between Europe And China” (LIBEAC) coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (CEPERC). This work has been realized in the framework of Workpackages 4, coordinated by University Institute of European Studies (IUSE) in Turin, Italy.

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