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ICT tributed at Kasarani Stadium, 100MB at the Kasarani
Accreditation Center and 1Gb at KU with a20Mbps
MPLS link between KU and Kasarani (See attached
ICT Mandate for the event
Annex)
• Purchased 2 LED Stadium Screen Units
he IAAF World U18 Championships, Nairobi • Deployed the Accreditation system at the Windsor
2017 was a great opportunity for Kenya to
Tshowcase itself as not only the home of cham- Hotel, Kenyatta University and the Indoor Arena-
Kasarani
pions but also as the cradle of Africa’s technological
innovation and ICT hub. e ICT Directorate autho- During the Event
rized to oversee the process were to ensure that all
KYEB
the technology and systems required for the delivery
• Management of the Accreditation system
of the event was in place and seamless.
• Managed all issues to do with technology in the stadium
and Technical support issues related to IAAF Family
What did you do pre-event, during the event
and partners on site.
and post event to deliver on your department
• Management and updating of the WU 18
mandate
Championship Website
Pre-event
Post Event
• Registered a domain wu18nairobi2017.com
• Decommissioning of all equipment and services
• Setup a cloud email service using google apps
• Developing, Launching and maintaining the IAAF
• Maintenance of the Website for another 6 months
WU 18 championships Website and promotional video
• Continue with Internet Service provision at the LOC
• Implemented the online volunteering system http:// • Complete Audit of all ICT related equipment
offi ce for another 3 months
volunteers.wu18nairobi2017.com/
KENYA YEARBO0K
• Technical support for the Secretariat
• Implemented the online ticketing system http://
• Maintain postpaid phone services for LOC members
buytickets.wu18nairobi2017.com/
• Purchased communication devices for LOC members
What went well during the event in your de-
• Subscribed to Safaricom Postpaid service for LOC
partment
EDITORIAL BOARD
members
• Purchase, setup and confi guration of equipment for
• Internet connectivity was seamless
the secretariat offi ce ie Laptops, Desktops, Printers
• Implemented a LAN at the LOC secretariat offi ce • Accreditation and Accreditation system worked per-
fectly
• Subscribed to 2 Internet Service Providers – Access • All personnel were at hand at all times for various
Kenya and Telcom Kenya for redundancy for the LOC support services
offi ces
• Deployed Network infrastructure at Kasarani, Windsor • Updating of the website was timely and effi cient
Hotel, Kenya School of Monetary studies and Athletics What went wrong in the execution of your
Village at Kenyatta University (KU)
• Involved with other directorates in WU18 champion- department mandate?
ships Activation
• Entered into partnership with Safaricom for Internet • Procurement delays
• Poor management of Volunteer services in regard to
Services at Kasarani and KU
• Deployed 2 Gb internet at the Media Centre, 1 Gb dis-

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