Digital economy blueprint

ANNEX 2: 

IMPLEMENTATION OF KONZA 

TECHNOPOLIS AS A STIMULUS FOR 

KENYA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY. 

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DIGITAL ECONOMY BLUEPRINT

ANNEX 2: IMPLEMENTATION OF KONZA 

TECHNOPOLIS AS A STIMULUS FOR KENYA’S 

DIGITAL ECONOMY

Konza Technopolis is a smart city designed and im-

plemented by the government of Kenya to enhance 

Kenya’s innovation ecosystem and digital economy 

by providing the missing infrastructural and techno-

logical link.

Phase 1 of the Technopolis is currently under imple-

mentation (2017 – 2022) through development of 

Horizontal  Infrastructure  and  Subsurface  Utilities, 

construction of Konza Complex, construction of Kon-

za National Data Centre and Smart City Facilities, es-

tablishment of Kenya Advanced Institute of Science 

and Technology (KAIST) among other priority proj-

ects; as well as attraction and recruitment of invest-

ments through the Investor Outreach programme. 

The current progress of the Technopolis is as outlined 

below:

POWER

The city is designed with multiple sources of pow-

er for redundancy to reduce downtime issues due to 

power outages. The city’s design guidelines and stan-

dards define land use and demand that developers use 

smart metering, smart-sensor equipped lighting, sig-

nage and IoT enabled appliances to create a digitally 

enabled city environment. The city’s master plan has 

designated special parcels for generation of green en-

ergy to reduce overreliance on the grid.

FIBER 

The technopolis is currently connected to the govern-

ment’s National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastruc-

ture II (NOFBI II). The city also lies on the pathway 

for  two  other  independent  fiber  infrastructure  lines 

which upon connection to the city will offer con-

sumer alternatives as well as redundancy. The city’s 

Phase I infrastructure design which is currently under 

construction has provided for Integrated Utility Ducts 

for dispersion of fiber and other utilities to individual 

parcels.