1ST National Conference on e-Commerce and the Youth in Kenya
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1. Event Title: 1st National Conference on ICT & Youth in Kenya
2. Dates: Tuesday, August 12th – Thursday, August 16th 2008
3. Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi Kenya
4. Conference Organizers: Purple Images Productions
5. Endorsed by the Kenya ICT Board and the Ministry of Youth Affairs
6. Special features of the conference
• Event launch dinner & fashion shows
• Award to Young Kenyans who have excelled in ICT enterprises in Kenya
• Special media coverage of the conference
• Field Visits on ICT and youth enterprise in Kenya
• Youth ICT Educational and Cultural performances
• Video shows on the impact of ICT and Youth enterprise development in Kenya
• Youth in ICT 2008 Expo and Excellence Awards Dinner
• Trade Fair and Exhibitions
• National ICT Business Plan concepts competition as a build up to the conference
• Award to Young Kenyans who have excelled in ICT enterprises in Kenya
• Special media coverage of the conference
• Field Visits on ICT and youth enterprise in Kenya
• Youth ICT Educational and Cultural performances
• Video shows on the impact of ICT and Youth enterprise development in Kenya
• Youth in ICT 2008 Expo and Excellence Awards Dinner
• Trade Fair and Exhibitions
• National ICT Business Plan concepts competition as a build up to the conference
7. Conference Brief:
Information and Communication Technology has being recognised as the
engine of development all over the world. ICT sector provides endless
opportunities for the youth in Africa and its growth in Kenya provides
even greater rewards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) may
arguably be the most powerful tool for social and economic change.
Rapid and continuing growth and development in ICT is transforming the
ways in which young people live and work. Using internet for example,
young people can get access to both domestic and international
education business and job opportunities online. They can also share
interests with peers and can even advertise their products and get
market information on any business of their choice.
Information and Communication Technology has being recognised as the
engine of development all over the world. ICT sector provides endless
opportunities for the youth in Africa and its growth in Kenya provides
even greater rewards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) may
arguably be the most powerful tool for social and economic change.
Rapid and continuing growth and development in ICT is transforming the
ways in which young people live and work. Using internet for example,
young people can get access to both domestic and international
education business and job opportunities online. They can also share
interests with peers and can even advertise their products and get
market information on any business of their choice.
Purple Images Productions
proposes to organize the first conference to promote the importance of
ICT in youth enterprises as the engine for business management
development. ICT sector provides great business opportunities for the
youth with the changing technology every year. The conference will
attract both young people in business and those interested in setting
up ICT enterprises to appreciate the importance of ICT in day to day
business operations and other opportunities associated with the use of
ICT in youth owned enterprises. THE Youth of Kenya need to understand
that e-commerce is the future of business success. The main objective
of the conference will be to promote ICT as part and parcel of business
management and development and hence the ideal tool for the growth of
the youth enterprises in Kenya .
proposes to organize the first conference to promote the importance of
ICT in youth enterprises as the engine for business management
development. ICT sector provides great business opportunities for the
youth with the changing technology every year. The conference will
attract both young people in business and those interested in setting
up ICT enterprises to appreciate the importance of ICT in day to day
business operations and other opportunities associated with the use of
ICT in youth owned enterprises. THE Youth of Kenya need to understand
that e-commerce is the future of business success. The main objective
of the conference will be to promote ICT as part and parcel of business
management and development and hence the ideal tool for the growth of
the youth enterprises in Kenya .
Accommodation
scholarships to rural delegates needing support to participate in the
conference will be provided at a cost of Ksh 1000 per person which also
includes an out of pocket allowance at Ksh 500 and return bus fares.
Lunch and refreshments for conference delegates will also be provided.
scholarships to rural delegates needing support to participate in the
conference will be provided at a cost of Ksh 1000 per person which also
includes an out of pocket allowance at Ksh 500 and return bus fares.
Lunch and refreshments for conference delegates will also be provided.
8. Conference Presentation Topics:
• The impact of ICT Education in Kenya
• The role of ICT in Rural Development
• The impact of culture on e-business
• E-Commerce and youth employment
• Website development : opportunities and challenges
• Creating markets for youth in enterprise using ICT resources
• Building an entrepreneurial culture among the youth using ICT
• The impact of ICT Education in Kenya
• The role of ICT in Rural Development
• The impact of culture on e-business
• E-Commerce and youth employment
• Website development : opportunities and challenges
• Creating markets for youth in enterprise using ICT resources
• Building an entrepreneurial culture among the youth using ICT
• The role of Digital Villages in promoting youth entrepreneurship in Kenya
• Using ICT resources to access business financing
• Business Process Outsourcing Opportunities for the Youth in Kenya
• Educational Policy and ICT development in Kenya
• ICT as engine for development in the urban slums
• Navigating licensing, bureaucracy and other hurdles of doing business in Kenya
• Importance of forming networks or associations to boost business development in Kenya
• Management challenges facing businesses in Kenya
• Marketing issues facing business enterprises
• Using ICT resources to access business financing
• Business Process Outsourcing Opportunities for the Youth in Kenya
• Educational Policy and ICT development in Kenya
• ICT as engine for development in the urban slums
• Navigating licensing, bureaucracy and other hurdles of doing business in Kenya
• Importance of forming networks or associations to boost business development in Kenya
• Management challenges facing businesses in Kenya
• Marketing issues facing business enterprises
9. Booking and Conference Costs
• Scholarships to young people in business needing support to
participate in the conference will be provided. The scholarship will
cover transport, meals and materials.
• All other delegates to pay Kshs 10,000 ($150) per person. The fee
will cater for meals and materials. Delegates must also meet the costs
of their travel and accommodation in Kenya .
• Scholarships to young people in business needing support to
participate in the conference will be provided. The scholarship will
cover transport, meals and materials.
• All other delegates to pay Kshs 10,000 ($150) per person. The fee
will cater for meals and materials. Delegates must also meet the costs
of their travel and accommodation in Kenya .
To be part of this great
event, please register by completing the form below. Payment of the
participation fee stipulated above is required to guarantee a slot in
the limited places available. This fee covers lunches, teas &
conference materials.
event, please register by completing the form below. Payment of the
participation fee stipulated above is required to guarantee a slot in
the limited places available. This fee covers lunches, teas &
conference materials.
Registration of delegates
and the stakeholders is in process. There is a technical committee to
receive and review abstract papers from the presenters and workshop
facilitators. After reviewing the abstract papers on the different
themes of the conference, the final list of the facilitators and
delegates will be made and sent to the donor alongside the final
conference programme.
To submit abstract papers Click Here to register. Delegates are more
than welcome to add more conference topics into the existing list.
and the stakeholders is in process. There is a technical committee to
receive and review abstract papers from the presenters and workshop
facilitators. After reviewing the abstract papers on the different
themes of the conference, the final list of the facilitators and
delegates will be made and sent to the donor alongside the final
conference programme.
To submit abstract papers Click Here to register. Delegates are more
than welcome to add more conference topics into the existing list.
DO NOT BE LEFT OUT. REGISTER TODAY!
Please note: Conference Delegates will be short listed on a first-come first-served basis.
10. Youth and ICT Business Achievement Awards
The following are the categories for the awards dinner ceremony:
10. Youth and ICT Business Achievement Awards
The following are the categories for the awards dinner ceremony:
• The Most Respected Youth in ICT Business in Kenya
• The Most Promising Young Person in ICT Business of the Year
• The Most Innovative Achievement for the Year
• The ICT Woman of the Year
• The ICT Manufacturer of the Year
• ICT Educational Entrepreneur of the Year
• ICT and Agriculture Business Youth of the Year
• ICT Micro Entrepreneur Youth of the Year
• ICT Service Sector Business Youth of the Year
• ICT and Tourism Business Youth of the Year
• Animation Award of the Year
• Software Development Award of the Year
• Youth Business Process Outsourcing Award of the Year
• The Most Promising Young Person in ICT Business of the Year
• The Most Innovative Achievement for the Year
• The ICT Woman of the Year
• The ICT Manufacturer of the Year
• ICT Educational Entrepreneur of the Year
• ICT and Agriculture Business Youth of the Year
• ICT Micro Entrepreneur Youth of the Year
• ICT Service Sector Business Youth of the Year
• ICT and Tourism Business Youth of the Year
• Animation Award of the Year
• Software Development Award of the Year
• Youth Business Process Outsourcing Award of the Year
Members of the public
will vote for the award winners via short messages (sms), the
conference event, and through newspaper feedbacks in the months of June
and July 2008.
will vote for the award winners via short messages (sms), the
conference event, and through newspaper feedbacks in the months of June
and July 2008.
All correspondence should be emailed to the attention of:
Ms. Janet Ondieki
The conference Coordinator
1st National Conference on ICT and Youth in Kenya Secretariat
Mbuchia House, 3rd Flr, West Wing, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
P.O BOX 58182 - 00200 Nairobi
Telephone: 254-20-4450937
Cell: 0720 210819/ 0722 634947
Email: purplemedia2000 @ yahoo.com or info @ purpleimages. com
