A passionate man in matters ICT, Dr Ndemo is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi after he left the ICT docket in government.
In the early 1990s, Dr Ndemo was a Financial Systems Analyst at Medtronic Inco, a Fortune 500 company in the USA.
Ndemo’s priority has been to connect Kenya to the rest of the World through the undersea fibre optic cables and interlink Kenyan cities to the fibre.
Kenya can now brag of a dependable domestic and global infrastructure via the under sea fibre optic cables.
Kenya a regional hub
In a recent interview with Nation.co.ke, Dr Ndemo said the global and inland terrestrial fibre infrastructure has positioned Kenya to tap benefits of connectivity and make it a regional ICT hub.
“While this phenomenal growth of the ICT sector is envisioned to serve as an engine for economic growth in the 21st century, it may also, if not properly managed, create a disparity between those without and those with access to the ICT infrastructure and services,” said Dr Ndemo.
A key project that Dr Ndemo, who holds a PhD in Industrial Economics from the University of Sheffield in the UK, an Masters degree in Business Administration and a Bachelors degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Minnesota, would be remembered for is the Konza technology city, a metropolis inspired by USA’s Silicon valley to drive innovation.
Dr Ndemo, however, argued that though Konza Technology City is key to the development of ICT in Kenya, the country risks widening the digital divide among its masses unless ICT infrastructure is evenly distributed.
Konza magic
Dr Ndemo said Konza city is likely to push Kenya to a technological level never seen before.
Ndemo also believes the Jubilee government’s idea to distribute free laptops to primary school pupils is a noble idea if executed faithfully.
- Daily Nation
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