To achieve this goal, the following objectives guided the study:

• Investigate the current status of cloud computing adoption in Kenya
• Establish the impact of cloud computing.
• Make recommendations through several outputs, including a white paper, academic paper and policy brief

Cloud Strategy for the Public Sector in Kenya

The purpose of this project was to develop a National Cloud Strategy for the Government of Kenya. The focus of the strategy was to improve the provision and usage of shared services within the public sector.

The choice of public sector and in particular the government was primarily because of the appreciation that government being the largest single consumer and the determinant of policy. Further, budget limitations determined the scope of work. The ultimate consumer and owner of the strategy document was Information and Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) of Kenya on behalf of the government.

The four piloted courses can be polished further and are free for use by anyone. The hope is that the project gets scaled and more courses made available for use by anyone across the globe and be attributed to C4DLab and University of Nairobi.

Elements such as availability of bandwidth and link capacity can be measured. To measure the available bandwidth between two nodes in a computer network, active measurement methods need to be used.

Following this need, KENET – Kenya Education Network, Google Kenya – an MLab consortium partner, and C4DLab – University of Nairobi Innovation Hub launched a campaign to build user awareness of a diagnostic resource called Measurement Lab (MLab). This resource is designed to provide Internet users and regulators with a means for measuring quality of broadband Internet. MLab is a distributed Internet measurement network consisting of thousands, potentially up to tens of thousands of measurement nodes (“probes”) placed all around the Internet.

KENET hosts the Kenyan node. The goal of a node is to take active measurements in a coordinated fashion, thereby supplying more measurement data for the benefit of the research community, and in
general to the Internet community.

The objectives of this study were:

1. To activate utilization of Open Internet Measurement tool (M-Lab) node in Kenya and generate a critical mass of data from tests.
2. Provide stakeholders with reliable data regarding the quality of broadband services.
3. Evaluate the value of the M-Lab tool as a critical resource for open and objective broadband performance measurement for various categories of users

This study offers a good argument for the need to investigate broadband performance and net neutrality as practiced by the ISPs thereby empowering consumers to make informed demands for improvement of services. Further, the publication builds a case for the adoption and use of M-Lab as a platform for measuring broadband performance.

The Process

• Lost refugee registers with name, and area they came from. The refugee is then automatically linked to a contact person and listed to a nearby meeting
• point with designated meeting times (meeting points are safe places where refugees in search of loved ones can meet under supervision of aid workers, based on how camp is organized).
• Person in search of loved one gets in touch with the contact person listed in the app or can go to the meeting place and notify contact person in person.
• Once loved ones have been reunited the listing is marked as completed.

Cloud computing for healthcare consumers provokes key issues like security, privacy, reliability among others. Adopters must understand the unique benefits as well as risks associated with the technologies, so as to set realistic expectations with their cloud provider.

Various organizations that have deployed have had various decision paths, experiences various challenges and have success stories they can talk about. East Africa region, just like other

African countries has been making progress in cloud technology adoption but are experiencing various challenges including access, policy, skills and infrastructural issues like portability, integration .

The aim of the study was to provide guidance to help practitioners, decision makers and policy makers in East Africa not only evaluate cloud computing offerings taking into account different requirements of the actors such as medical practices, hospitals, research facilities, insurance companies and governments but also consider the socio-economic impact of these decisions.

By compiling and analysis real data available in the East African countries, the researchers aimed to communicate real prospects and challenges in the region.