The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has hosted a high-level regional consultative seminar in Nairobi, drawing government leaders, experts, and partners from across the Horn of Africa to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity can bolster security, cooperation, and resilience in the region.
Presiding over the opening ceremony, Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, William Kabogo welcomed delegates to Nairobi and urged IGAD member states to work together in securing their digital future. "As each of our member states pursues digital transformation, we must recognise that cyber threats are transnational.
Misinformation, data breaches, cybercrime, and the misuse of AI tools are not problems any country can solve alone," stated Kabogo.
The CS highlighted Kenya's efforts to place digital transformation at the centre of national development, citing projects such as the Digital Superhighway, which aims to lay 100,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable across the country.
