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“Presidential Digital Talent Programme…” Nairobi, Friday, 26th February 2016: The ICT Authority has embarked on recruiting 400 ICT graduate trainees for the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP) as part of the government’s commitment to leverage ICT to enhance citizen service delivery. This is the second intake after a directive was given by HE the President...

“Fifth-Year Civil Engineering Student use a Compression Testing Machine during a practical session (File photo)…” Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is one of the most preferred learning institution among employers, parents and students. A recent study commissioned by Madison Insurance revealed that 63.9% of employers preferred public university graduates from JKUAT after the...

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is one of the most preferred learning institution among employers, parents and students. A recent study commissioned by Madison Insurance revealed that 63.9% of employers preferred public university graduates from JKUAT after University of Nairobi. This accolade follows a recent triumph where JKUAT Mombasa Campus was voted as...

With the growing need for access of research data tied to mapping and consolidating information of genetic resources at a central data centre the importance of protecting data cannot be downplayed. Managing and protecting research data through Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) systems is therefore an imperative step towards ensuring users and providers come to...

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Kariuki KJ Machines replacing humans? Super computer dabbed Watson to help Africa achieve in 20 years what took developed countries 200 years. In Summary IBM began rolling out its Watson supercomputer system across Africa on Thursday, saying it would help to address continental development obstacles as diverse as medical diagnoses, economic data...

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Kariuki KJ Thirty three small and medium enterprise IT firms are set to benefit from a three-year export fund of Sh115 million ($1.26 million) from the Netherlands Trust Fund, aimed at creating new markets for their services. This follows the signing of an agreement between the ICT ministry and the Netherlands government...

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Kariuki KJ NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 10 – President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday presided over the launch of the Presidential Digital Talent Program, a Jubilee Government initiative geared towards empowering university graduates to master the digital environment. President Kenyatta said the program that brings together leading lights in the ICT landscape is expected to...

“Top female students, Nancy Odhiambo (right), Caroline Kimathi (second right ) and Pauline Mbabu (second left) receive a trophy after winning the technovation challenge, Kenya awards….” Three jkuat female students from the department of computing won the Safaricom technovation challenge for developing a mosquito repellent application dubbed:quitmosquito. The second-year computer science majors comprising Pauline Mbabu,...

“Mr. Bharatam engaging students at the event….” University students have been challenged to go beyond their academic work in the lecture halls and strive to forge and cultivate proactive and close networks with people and organizations who can challenge and propel them towards actualizing their career aspirations and entrepreneurial ideas. Speaking to the third and...

“Some of the Workshop Participants…” The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the University of Wolverhampton (UK) organized a Newton Utafiti Researcher Links Bilateral Workshop that ran from 25 – 28 June, 2018. The workshop titled: “Learning for Rural Livelihoods: researching the convergence of sustainable agriculture, informal community learning and appropriate digital...