Information and Communication Technology Authority

{{short description|Government agency in Kenya}}

{{Other uses|ICTA (disambiguation){{!}}Information and Communication Technology Authority}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

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{{Infobox company

|name = Information and Communication Technology Authority

|type = Government-owned corporation

|foundation = August 2013

|location_city = Nairobi

|location_country = Kenya

|slogan =

|key_people = Hon. Edwin Ochieng Yinda, Chairman

|industry = ICT For Development

|homepage = [http://www.icta.go.ke/ www.icta.go.ke]

|footnotes =

}}

The Information and Communication Technology Authority is a Kenyan Government Owned Corporation tasked with rationalising and streamlining the management of all the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) functions of the Government of Kenya. The ICTA has a broad mandate that entails enforcing ICT standards in government and enhancing the supervision of its electronic communication. The authority also promotes ICT literacy, capacity, innovation and enterprise in line with the Kenya National ICT Masterplan 2017.

{{cite web|title=ICTA Website|url=http://www.icta.go.ke/ict-authority/|accessdate=18 January 2015}}

The ICTA is a consolidation of three previously separate government agencies; the Information and Communication Technology Board of Kenya (ICT Board), the e-Government Directorate and the Government Information and Technology Services (GITS).{{cite news|title=New authority to improve efficiency in ICT industry|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/business/New-authority-to-improve-ICT-efficiency/-/996/1959016/-/f02jkn/-/index.html|accessdate=18 January 2015|agency=Nation Media Group|publisher=Daily Nation|date=19 August 2013}}