On 22nd, April, 2016 in #eaCloudsummit which was held in Inter Continental hotel Nairobi.
Session 4: Enhancing innovation by utilizing cloud services.
Thought leadership presentation by Prof. Bitange Ndemo.
keys points mentioned;
- Servers now in use may not work next two years due to rapidly changing technology, lets all be the change we want as a society in the this digital era.
- We need regulations to better guidelines of how to use the cloud services.
- The government need now to have population profile of every individual in regardless of where they live by use of cloud services power.
- We need to be trustworthy in the use of cloud services.
- We as technology hub country, lets keep pushing cloud services to accelerate societal transformation and economic.
- Cloud services indiscriminate communities from northern and coast parts it brings us all together.
Advantages of cloud services.
- Allows use of already created resources online.
- We can leverage technology to overcome people deprivations so to eradicate poverty in the globe.
- 20 millions Kenyan population are children recent deprivations research from UNICEF shows that;
15.8 millions deprived sanitation
13.1 millions inadequate shelter
1.1 millions deprived health
7.8 millions deprived safe water
5.3 millions deprived education
Research by Minu Limbu UNICEF Kenya country office.
Solution is sharing cloud services and other infrastructures like electricity, schools and roads with the less fortune.
Everybody collect public data, must share free to everybody or disseminate equally to all.
It was a great meetup and to share ideas on how to improve on use of cloud services, with a mission in the globe to change the situation to benefit humanity on the planet.
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