Framework for government ICT disruptive innovation projects : a case study of digital TV migration in Kenya
Date
2016
Authors
Kimanthi, Ignatius
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Strathmore University
Abstract
Disruptive innovation has become popular with the high competition in the market place and
market space. Disruptive innovations provide new ways to deliver value and have the
potential to reshape business processes or an entire industry. Due to its wide adoption in
business processes, technology has been at the center of disruptive innovations. The
television industry in Kenya has undergone such a disruption owing to the International
Telecommunications Unions declaration for migration of television broadcasting from
analogue to digital. This was one of the several disruptive innovation ICT projects that the
government of Kenya has undertaken. More ICT disruptive innovations are expected in
future as the Kenyan government plans to achieve the vision 2030 strategic plan partly
through ICT. This dissertation proposes a framework for steering disruptive innovation ICT
projects and uses the case of digital television migration in Kenya to validate the proposed
framework. The foothold of this research is on the existing knowledge in management of egovernment
projects, managing change and achieving project goals with stakeholders’
contribution. The validation of the proposed framework is based on the premise that the
quantitative enquiry collects quality data that is sufficient to be used for evaluative purposes.
The key contribution will be to provide an all-round approach to steering disruptive
innovation projects successfully by the Government.
Description
Research dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Masters of Business Administration
Keywords
Government, ICT, Government ICT Disruptive Innovation Projects, Digital TV, Migration, Kenya, Disruptive innovation, Digital television migration, broadcasting, Government projects and project success