Kenya is going through a rapid digital transformation, and Zoho is supporting this growth with its cloud solutions, local office, employees, partners, and technical expertise. In our recent annual user conference, Zoholics 2024 in Kenya, we announced our locally compliant digital signatures by partnering with licensed E-CSPs that are accredited by the Communications Authority of Kenya. Also in attendance at Zoholics Kenya was Dennis Loyatum, Cyber Security Specialist at the Communications Authority of Kenya, who shared his insights on digital trust and public-private partnership.
Dennis Loyatum, Cyber Security Specialist at the Communications Authority of Kenya, addressing delegates at Zoholics Kenya 2024.
Following this event, Zoho was invited by the Communications Authority of Kenya to participate in the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) Forum 2024, where government regulators, cybersecurity experts, banking professionals, real-estate specialists, technology providers, and other key stakeholders all come under one umbrella to discuss the importance of digital signatures and trust in Kenya's digital transformation.
The NPKI forum is a culmination of five African countries—South Africa, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Kenya—that have come together to uphold the below principles of digital trust:
Standardization and interoperability
Capacity building and collaboration
Regulatory and legal frameworks
Trust and compliance
Inclusivity and accessibility
Cybersecurity and resilience
Continuous evaluation and improvement
Notable Kenyan government authorities and subject experts, such as Dr. Vincent Ngundi, Director of Cyber Security at the Communications Authority of Kenya; David Mugonyi, Director General and CEO at the Communications Authority of Kenya; and members from other licensed E-CSPs such as Tendaworld, Geda (EvroTrust), eMudhra, and others graced the ocassion.
David Mugonyi, the Director General and CEO at the Communications Authority of Kenya, and Vincent Ngundi, Director of Cyber Security at the Communications Authority of Kenya, listening to presenters.
As a locally compliant digital signature provider in Kenya, Zoho Sign's team had the opportunity to take part in the discussions and showcase the product's features and functionalities. Some of the key conclusions that emerged from the deliberations at the annual #NPKIForum2024 include the need for:
Collaboration amongst all stakeholders
Robust legal and regulatory frameworks
Frequent capacity-building programs
Digital trust and assurance to encourage the adoption of digital certification services
Leveraging emerging technologies, such as quantum computing and blockchain-based solutions that will shape the future of the NPKI to meet evolving security needs
Product experts from Zoho Sign - Subramanian T and Chandramouli Dorai - elucidating Zoho Sign's features to David Mugonyi.
Zoho Sign's presence at the NPKI Forum 2024 helped attendees become familiarized with the platform's features, its robust integrations, easy migration and onboarding, and its legality in Kenya. Zoho Sign was also commended by Kenyan government officials and other key stakeholders.
The next annual NPKI will be hosted by Ghana, one of the NPKI member nations, in Accra in 2025, and Zoho Sign looks forward to being a part of the forum with contributions towards Kenya's digital transformation agenda.
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