Uganda, March 2 -- At the opening of the African preparatory meeting for the second World Technology Standardisation Assembly in Nairobi on February 5, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication, Technology and the Digital Economy Eliud Owalo described the significance of digital transformation to the economy.

"Kenya recognises ICT as the driver of the digital transformation of our economy," Mr Owalo said, adding that the sustained growth of the ICT sector will "open up employment and wealth generation opportunities for the youth."

Indeed, many publicly available studies have proven that digitisation and ICT systems are essential drivers of economic growth in today's world, as the fourth industrial revolution.

Yet, intern...