IBM and Kenya join forces to solve traffic congestion

The Kenyan Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has joined forces with IBM to set up an information technology research lab in Nairobi. Scheduled to open shortly, the lab will focus on solving traffic congestion and automate other sectors of governance. The research lab is also expected to help people make better use of public sector services and allow the government to digitally store huge amounts of data.
August 20, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The Kenyan Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has joined forces with 62 IBM to set up an information technology research lab in Nairobi. Scheduled to open shortly, the lab will focus on solving traffic congestion and automate other sectors of governance. The research lab is also expected to help people make better use of public sector services and allow the government to digitally store huge amounts of data.

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