THE ICT LANDSCAPE IN KENYA
Analysis: National IT strengths and weaknesses.
Telecommunication Infrastructure Regulation & Liberalization
KENYA : SIZE OF DOMESTIC ICT MARKET
The ICT market share has been growing steadily in the country. For instance, the computer market reached US$40.63 million in 1998, representing a growth of 33 per cent from the previous year. In the following year, it increased to US$60 million, representing a further 40 per cent growth due to the year 2000 bug preparations. Personal computers and medium range servers dominate the hardware scene; while financial software, dominated by banking packages, is most popular, followed by manufacturing and office automation software.
According to the Information and Communication Technology team of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Kenyan telecommunications equipment market in 2004 was estimated at about USD150 million, and it was generally considered the most lucrative economical sector in the country. Total Kenyan telecommunications market growth for 2003-2007 is expected to range from 5 to 10% annually in real terms. (1)