This archive report was first published on 20 July 2020.
Published on July 20, 2020, the National Data Centre is set to support front-line workers at the Kenyatta National Hospital Covid-19 center.
The centre, which was recently launched, aims to provide psycho-social support to front-line workers as they cope with the psychological challenges and mental well-being during the pandemic period.
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT), Innovation and Youth Affairs, Jerome Ochieng, revealed that plans are at an advanced stage to roll out services of the National Data Centre, located at Konza Technopolis.
According to Ochieng, government ministries and other agencies will be the early movers to migrate their data to the centre, whose services will also be available for private entities as part of the commercialisation plan.
"There has been great progress. We have seen improvement which is immense. Phase One (1) of the Data Centre is ready for utilisation," Ochieng said.
The Data Centre project, which started in June 2019, is being implemented by the Government through the Ministry of ICT, Innovation & Youth, with KoTDA as the project implementing Agency.
Phase Two (II) of the project will incorporate smart city facilities and services, while the Agritech Center of Excellence will support Kenya's agriculture sector in areas such as precision farming, automation, and adoption of technology through Global Positioning System (GPS).
