Liquid Telecom Kenya is establishing plans to assist digital information entrepreneurs in delivering local and original content for Kenya via the internet.
The Liquid Telecom Information Enabler programme will be giving away free, unlimited internet usage and web hosting to main stream local content creators, this makes the beginning for support to internet information entrepreneurs.
The bloggers who have been included in the programme include Healthadvisor (health), TechTrends, Techmoran, Mobitrends, Snorkel Interactive, Infinity Space (technology), Tezi Radio (entertainment) Soni Side Up, Cynosure, Blue Matte Digital (lifestyle), Buy Rent Kenya (real estate), Soka Holdings (local football), Boresha Limited (education) and Fountain TV Limited (streaming content). Entrepreneurs who qualified for the social entrepreneurship programme were required to be producing original content.
The websites also need to have a demonstrable utility in promoting economic growth and development, as well as having the regular posting of new information on the internet.
- TechUnzipped