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Education and training most popular sector for ICT companies in V2030 Award competition

The Call for Applications for the V2030 Awards closed on April 11. Over 170 companies participated in the online process. All applications were received on an online platform set up by the Kenya ICT Board that allowed applicants to create an account and fill out their application over time.

Of the companies that participated in the Call for Applications, 82 successfully completed the process. If applicants responded to all the questions, attached supporting documents and clicked on the final ‘submit’ button — their proposal is considered complete.

The Kenya ICT Board has convened a team of seven independent judges representing the ICT private sector, academia, public sector and civil society. The judges began their work on April 13 and will review each complete proposal against the criteria outlined in the call for applications. To ensure integrity in the process, Deloitte Consulting are auditing the review process.

The winners of the V2030 ICT Innovation Award will be announced on April 20 at the Connected Kenya Summit in Diani, www.connected.go.ke.

Each winner will receive USD 1000 courtesy of Accenture Consulting who are the award prize sponsors.

Some stats

Of the companies that participated in the applications process, 47% responded to the Education and Training sector. Water and Sanitation received no applicants, while Tourism received only three. Considering the important role tourism plays in the Kenyan economy, the results from the award competition shows that the opportunities in tourism are yet to be tapped.

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