City Hall seeks to adopt data science in promoting digital transformation

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 15 – The Nairobi County Government has set the stage for adopting the utilization of data science in promoting inclusive digital transformation and sustainable development through building bridges with private sector industry giants and International Development Partners led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Other notable players in the coalition that seeks to accelerate SDG realization include the World Bank, Safaricom Plc. GIZ, Meta, Google, Communications Authority, Ministry of Information and Technology among others. The Resident Representative of UNDP Anthony Ngororano addressed existing paradoxes that can only be addressed through scientific data analytics including Artificial Intelligence. He expressed the commitment of the UNDP Kenya to ensure capacity for Nairobi to fully utilize alternative data sources for high-precision development analytics becomes a reality. Speaking on behalf of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja Deputy Governor Njoroge Muchiri “It is a sign of your generosity and trust from the UNDP that you have joined us in this journey of transformation to change Nairobi and make it better at Serving its people and making itself accountable to them”. The Deputy Governor also assured the consortium of partners of NCCG’s commitment to harnessing alternative sources of data including Big Data Analytics […]

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