The Kenya ICT Board was established by HE President Mwai Kibaki, as a state corporation under the State Corporations Act Cap. 446 on 19th February 2007. The achievement of an information-based society is one of the main priorities of the Government towards the realization of national development goals and objectives for wealth and employment creation.ICT is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. Harnessing of ICTs will therefore help the Government to realize a number of its key public policy objectives. In general, ICT will contribute significantly to the process by improving government operations as outlined in the e-government strategy. Our mandate MarketingPositioning and promoting Kenya as an ICT destination (locally and internationally), especially promoting Business process Outsourcing (BPO) and Offshoring.AdvisoryAdvise the government on all relevant matters pertaining to the development and promotion of ICT industries in the countryCapacity BuildingProviding government and other stakeholders with skills, capacity and funding for anchor implementation of ICT projects for development.Project ManagementCoordinating, directing and implementing anchor ICT projects in development.