Digital economy blueprint

Note 1.  Broadband defined as speeds >= 256 Kb/s

[1] Subscribers should be distinguished from users. 

Subscribers are entities (e.g. businesses, individuals) 

that subscribe to an Internet access service. Users are 

entities that use those services. In the case of fixed In-

ternet services such as fiber, wireless, satellite, users 

are always more numerous than subscribers, because 

one subscription can service several users. The differ-

ence is likely to be even greater where public access 

to the Internet is common. However, it is the opposite 

for mobile Internet services. In this regard, subscrip-

tions are always more than users since one subscriber 

can own multiple SIM cards.

Despite the interventions to deepen broadband ac-

cess, universal access to broadband has not yet been 

achieved.  Lack of access to easily accessible and af-

fordable broadband hinders access to online services, 

which hinders the transformative nature of ICTs for 

all.

Access to reliable, affordable, and secure broadband 

is therefore imperative for Kenya. A digital economy 

for Kenya will therefore be premised on ubiquitous 

provision of universal broadband access that will 

drive digitally enabled services for a digital people 

and economy.