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Kenya: Innovation Without Distribution

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Digital Development in East Africa

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The effort to write an ICT policy in Kenya has brought to the fore issues of modernization and distribution in that nation. These efforts have forced researchers in the ICT arena to pay attention to issues of agenda setting, interest group interaction and negotiation between the government and other policy actors. This chapter examines what process was used to decide whether and how ICT policies and laws are drafted, adopted, and finally, implemented in Kenya? This chapter also considers what indicators can we use to measure “success” for ICT policy. In addition, this research evaluates whether implementation actually correlates with written statements and rhetoric. Has governance changed, has infrastructure been strengthened, and have new institutions been built? The answers to these questions can provide insights into the relationship between law politics and policymaking in emerging democracies.

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Bowman, W.M. (2023). Kenya: Innovation Without Distribution. In: Digital Development in East Africa. Information Technology and Global Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22162-0_5

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