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    This document discusses Kenya's government data center project. It provides background on the need for a coordinated ICT approach and centralized data center. Key points include: - The data center was established in 2008-2010 to house and process government data in a stable environment, replacing individual ministry servers. - It contains high-capacity storage, processing, and networking equipment connected via fiber optic cable. Challenges included project management and technical capacity. - Next steps include constructing a national operations center and secondary data center, as well as pursuing management and business opportunities around the data center initiative.

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    This document discusses Kenya's government data center project. It provides background on the need for a coordinated ICT approach and centralized data center. Key points include: - The data center was established in 2008-2010 to house and process government data in a stable environment, replacing individual ministry servers. - It contains high-capacity storage, processing, and networking equipment connected via fiber optic cable. Challenges included project management and technical capacity. - Next steps include constructing a national operations center and secondary data center, as well as pursuing management and business opportunities around the data center initiative.

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    Connected Gov Summit Msa Mar2010

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    This document discusses Kenya's government data center project. It provides background on the need for a coordinated ICT approach and centralized data center. Key points include: - The data center was established in 2008-2010 to house and process government data in a stable environment, replacing individual ministry servers. - It contains high-capacity storage, processing, and networking equipment connected via fiber optic cable. Challenges included project management and technical capacity. - Next steps include constructing a national operations center and secondary data center, as well as pursuing management and business opportunities around the data center initiative.

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    John Sergon, EBS

    Ag/ICT Secretary
    eGovernment
    KENYA
    COMM
    ACT
    FROM BASIC
    BUILDING
    BLOCKS…..
    ONLINE
    ACCESS
    PHONE

    SMS

    SMART
    CARDS
    PDA
    WIRELES
    e-GOV BACKGROUND….

    BASED IN
    ESTABLISHE THE
    D IN 2004 CABINET
    OFFICE

    …NEED TO NEED FOR


    RECOGNIZE COORDINATED
    APPROACH TO
    ICT AS ICT
    STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
    RESOURCE
    e-GOV FOCUS AREAS….

    LEGAL & CAPACITY


    INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING
    FRAMEWORK

    ICT e-
    INFRASTRUCT APPLICATIONS
    URE
    DATA CENTER….definition
    “..a facility used to
    house computer
    systems and associated
    components, such as
    telecommunications
    and storage systems..”
    {Source: Wikipedia}
    GOV DATA CENTER
    CONCEPT…
    •INFORMATION AS
    STRATEGIC RESOURCE
    • ENABLE MINISTRIES TO
    FOCUS ON CORE
    BUSINESS
    • ONLINE SYSTEMS
    REQUIRE STABLE
    ENVIRONMENTS
    • GLOBAL TRENDS..
    GLOBAL TRENDS…….

    US FEDERAL GOV HAD STATISTICS:

    • IN 1999 = 412 DATA CENTERS


    • IN 2009 = 1,100 DATA CENTERS

    Average per State: = 22 Data Centers


    GLOBAL TRENDS…….

    “United Kingdom recently unveiled its


    own strategy to move toward a cloud
    computing model. The U.K.
    government predicts that it could cut
    £3.2 billion (approximately $4.8
    billion) from a £16 billion
    (approximately $23.9 billion) annual IT
    budget, a 20 percent savings....”
    GCCN Treasury Building Jogoo B House Harambee House

    LAN
    Layer 1 BCNRs
    24 Core
    SMF

    Bima Co-operative Herufi Vigilance Times Tower


    Layer 2

    Judiciary Jogoo A
    CNRs

    Old Treasury Commission Sheria KICC


    (NBI OFFICES, 6
    Ardhi House Afya House Nyayo House
    PROVINCES,
    Layer 1

    BCNRs
    Backbone
    Ring
    42 DISTRICTS)

    Layer 2 CNRs

    Maji NHIF Magereza Transcom Works NSSF A NSSF B NSSF C Kilimo Parliament Teleposta Utalii State House

    BANDWIDTH
    EXPANSION
    GOV DATA CENTER

    NAT. FIBRE OPTIC CABLE


    (MOIC)
    GOV DATA CENTER ….. BASIS

    EACH MINISTRY ACQUIRED OWN
    SERVERS……
    LACK OF TECHNICAL CAPACITY IN
    GOV
    SYSTEM FAILURES COMMON
    OCCURRENCE
    GOV DATA CENTER ….. FACTS

    FUNDED BY GoK/CHINA GOV
    SOFT LOAN
    FOR PROCESSING AND STORING
    GOV DATA
    PROJECT BEGAN 2008,
    COMPLETED FEB 2010
    PILOTING OF DATA MIGRATION
    ONGOING ….
    GOV DATA CENTER ….. TECHNICAL

    MAIN PROCESSOR – TWO p595 P6
    SERVERS
    STORAGE – VARIOUS SUPPLIERS
    -UP TO 22 TERABYTES
    DATA COM EQPT – MAINLY CISCO
    & HUAWEI
    CONNECTED TO GCCN VIA FIBER
    OPTIC CABLE
    10,000 LITER FUEL TANK
    GOV DATA CENTER ….. CHALLENGES

    PROJECT MANAGEMENT

    TECHNICAL CAPACITY

    OWNERSHIP FROM ‘CLIENTS’


    GOV DATA CENTER ….. NEXT FRONTIER

    CONSTRUCTION OF NAT.
    OPERATION CENTER….
    CONSTRUCTION OF SECONDARY
    DATA CENTER (DISASTER
    RECOVERY ON GOING..)
    MANAGEMENT….

    …. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES


    CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN …..

    NBK

    EQUITY

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