By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Kenya and the Global System
for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) have discussed strengthening their
partnership in areas including mobile network investment, policy and
regulation, digital inclusion, smartphone affordability and artificial intelligence
(AI) adoption.
The discussions took place
during a meeting between Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information,
Communications and the Digital Economy, H.E. William Kabogo Gitau, and GSMA
Director General, Mr Vivek Badrinath, at MWC26 Doha.
According to Kabogo, the
engagement focused on opportunities for joint work on policy and regulation
that supports investment in mobile networks, as well as capacity building for
Kenyan government officials and regulators through GSMA programmes.
The discussions also covered
the GSMA’s work on digital inclusion and industry collaboration to improve
smartphone affordability and promote the adoption of AI.
Kabogo said both parties had
agreed that their respective teams would follow up on identified areas of
cooperation to advance the partnership.
He expressed appreciation to
the GSMA for its continued engagement with Kenya, reaffirming the importance of
collaboration in supporting the country's digital transformation agenda.
