Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee to visit Kenya

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a man widely considered to be the founder of the modern web, is embarking on a 4-day trip to Kenya. While there, he will collaborate with leaders about increasing Internet usage and also launch activities for the new World Wide Web Foundation.

The East African country has been host to a hotbed of Internet industry activity lately. The country has just been connected to a new cross-ocean fiber optic cable, significantly increasing the bandwidth available to the region. In 2010, it will host an ICANN meeting.

Currently, 8.6% of the population— 3.3 million Kenyans– has Internet access. This is a huge jump from the year 2000, when only 200,000 people, or 0.7% of the population, could access the web.

Source | Kenya Broadcasting Corporation