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The Information and Communication Technology Authority is a Kenyan Government Owned Corporation tasked with rationalising and streamlining the management of all the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) functions of the Government of Kenya. The ICTA has a broad mandate that entails enforcing ICT standards in government and enhancing the supervision of its electronic communication. The authority also promotes ICT literacy, capacity, innovation and enterprise in line with the Kenya National ICT Masterplan 2017.

The ICTA is a consolidation of three previously separate government agencies; the Information and Communication Technology Board of Kenya (ICT Board), the e-Government Directorate and the Government Information and Technology Services (GITS).

Board of directors

• Hon. Edwin Ochieng Yinda (chairman)
• Ugas Mohammed
• Bertha Dena
• Professor Elijah Omwenga
• Professor Timothy Mwololo Waema
• Esther Njeri Kibere
• David Mugo

References

1. "ICTA Website". Retrieved 18 January 2015.
2. "New authority to improve efficiency in ICT industry". Daily Nation. Nation Media Group. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

External links

• 'ICT Authority'

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