Kenya says construction of smart city on course to hasten digital transformation

An aerial drone photo taken on April 3, 2024, shows a city view in Nairobi, Kenya. (Xinhua/Han Xu) The setting up of critical infrastructure in Kenya’s Konza Technopolis, a smart city, has gathered steam to facilitate a digital and green economic transition that promises jobs and renewal, officials said. NAIROBI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — The setting up of critical infrastructure in Kenya’s Konza Technopolis, a smart city, has gathered steam to facilitate a digital and green economic transition that promises jobs and renewal, officials said. The smart city, located about 70 km southeast of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, will be completed soon, with investments from the public sector, industry, and bilateral donors, Konza Technopolis Chief Executive Officer John Paul Okwiri said Wednesday. "Our vision is to establish a fully-fledged smart city that is the best in Africa and seek partnerships to develop supportive infrastructure," he told a media tour of Konza Technopolis. "This project will have ripple effects on the entire economy." As a flagship project of Kenya’s Vision 2030, Konza Technopolis seeks to transform the country into an industrialized middle-income economy by leveraging information and communications technology (ICT), green energy, innovations, and entrepreneurship, Okwiri said. An aerial drone […]

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