DURING THE IBM RESEARCH-AFRICA LABS 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
• H.E. Meg Whitman, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya • Dr. Dario Gil, Senior Vice President & Director, IBM Research • Dr. Allesandro Curioni, Vice President, IBM Research • Dr. Solomon Assefa, Vice President, IBM Research-Africa • Ms. Julia Carvalho, General Manager, IBM-Africa Growth Markets Distinguished Guests; 1. A few days ago, I held very productive engagements with the IBM leadership team in San Francisco, California, in which we reviewed the decade of collaboration between the Government of Kenya and IBM. It became clear that a broader conversation shall be necessary in order to build upon the legacy of this partnership in terms of innovative achievements and pioneering developments. 2. Consequently, it became clear that a broader conversation is needed, one that extends the scope of our joint endeavor to include initiatives enhancing our capacity to deliver trans-formative solutions in the delivery of public services across various sectors. 3. I comm...