There are a multitude of very interesting ICT4D events that are going to take place in 2011 throughout different regions of the world. The  biggest mobile web conference- Mobile Web West Africa– will take place in Lagos, Nigeria on February 2-3, 2011.

However, in many African states governance is a huge issue and Kenya is set to hold an e-Governance conference in March 8-9, 2011 at KICC in Nairobi – Kenya.

The theme of this conference is, ‘Delivering Services through e-Government’. It shall include paper sessions, panels, demonstrations and poster sessions.  It is a first of its kind in Kenya and it is hoped to become a tradition of showcasing exemplary GoK e-Government projects through project highlights and presentations. The 2011 conference also seeks to promote informal discussions on emerging digital government topics as well as feature research papers and case studies that seek to enhance the achievement of e-Government in Kenya in support of Kenya Vision 2030 and the implementation of the New Constitution.

The objectives of this conference are:

• To showcase Kenya’s ICT innovations and strategies
• To promote Kenya as an ICT hub in the African Content
• To benchmark Kenya against other countries in terms of Government e-readiness.
• To foster innovativeness and competition among Government Agencies
• Demonstrations on the best case practices in e-Government Technology
• Provide a platform for leaders, public managers, professionals, researchers and academicians to share their practices, ideas and research results
• Explore collaboration potentials through the exchange of practical experiences in e-Government project implementation within the region

Learn more about the e-Governance conference in Kenya, visit its website