The Kenyan government created a Blockchain & Artificial Intelligence task force in February 2018.
Name in original language
Blockchain and AI Task Force
Initiative overview
The group is led by Dr Bitange Ndemo, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi's Business School, and consists of 11 total members from academia and industry. Other areas of interest include the application of these technologies to public service delivery, cybersecurity, financial inclusion, and election processes. In 2019, the task force published a report entitled Emerging Digital Technologies for Kenya: Exploration and Analysis. The report highlights the need for government to invest in a supportive ecosystem and to develop effective regulations to balance citizen protection and private sector innovation.The initiative has the following objectives:To provide the government with recommendations about how to harness these emerging technologies over the next five years.
Name of responsible organisation (in English)
Ministry of Information and Communications
