PaaS supports creation, running, and management of applications without dealing with the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure associated with the process beneath it. PaaS will enable clients develop, test, deploy, host and maintain applications in the same integrated development environment. The Authority is looking for potential vendors with existing and/or major platform providers or young upcoming new platform providers to offer PaaS services such as:

• Video Conferencing Solutions
• E-commerce Marketplace
• Social Network Platforms
•  Intelligent CCTV Monitoring Video Analytics platforms
•  Intelligent CCTV backup and hosting
• Kenya’s Digital Marketplace

The Konza Data Center is looking at providing Software as a Service (SaaS) that provides software to its users over the Internet. The service can be provided to the customers using any of the following licensing method:

• Service on demand
• Through a subscription

The Authority is looking for potential vendors with existing and/or major software providers or young upcoming new software providers to offer SaaS services such as:

• • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • ERP
  • AI & Automation platforms
  • E-commerce & retail solutions
  • SaaS banking platforms
  • HR & Payroll solutions
  • Project Delivery/Management Solutions
  • Learning Management Systems
  • IT & Security Management
  • Among other SaaS solutions

The Authority is looking for partners willing to invest in a secondary data Center at a location to be provided by the partner or by KoTDA. This is intended to attract global investment in data Centers and related facilities in addition to addressing increased uptake of cloud services by private and government entities. Also, this will enhance business continuity and high availability of services.

The Authority is willing to partner with competent resellers to commercialize the wide array of cloud solutions provided by KoTDA and its partners such as:

• PaaS
• IaaS
• SaaS
• Security solutions
• Colocation

The Authority is looking for partners to offer technical consultancy services to be consumed by Konza Technopolis and/or data center clients/stakeholders such as:

• Migration support
• Customer onboarding
• After sales support
• Colocation
• IT Strategy and Governance
• Architecture and Technology
• IT Process & Service Management
• Infrastructure Services
• Quality Assurance & Testing
• Performance Engineering Solutions
• Information Risk Management
• Smart city implementation & operationalization

Konza is a smart city with highly advanced overall infrastructure, sustainable developments, communication networks and market viability. As a smart city, Konza will draw and learn from data supplied by connected devices and sensors embedded throughout the city to optimize wastewater, irrigation, public transit, traffic flow, etc., while delivering real-time insight to the people there, for example, suggesting the fastest route to a destination.
Specifically, a smart city framework will integrate the following six key city services using Internet of Things (IoT): Smart energy and lighting (Ambient light levels, smart grids applications); Smart Utility ( smart water and waste management, intelligent sewer system, rubbish bins real-time monitoring, pressure management system for water); Smart Education and Healthcare ( medicine monitoring, tracking systems for elderly people, virtual exhibitions and lectures Smart Building ( room automation systems, Air quality monitoring, managing municipal facilities); General Municipal and business services (smart Konza card, on-line problem solving tools, pedestrian traffic mapping, konza huduma services, Emergency services/response, Mapping/way finding, electronic signs, city information, smart parking); Public safety and security (CCTV/video surveillance, traffic lights and a traffic control system.)

The Authority is looking for vendors with innovative IoT solutions for Konza Smart City facilities/services. The Authority is keen to pilot and/or implement such solutions within the Technopolis and other cities.

The Authority is in the process of implementing an IoT Architecture for Konza by establishment of an IoT Lab.
To this end, KOTDA is looking for partners with innovative IoT Application/solutions that cut across various sectors of Kenya’s economy i.e. smart cities, education, health, agriculture, tourism, wildlife etc.

With a lot of sensitive data generated from IoT cameras/sensors and hosted within our Data Center, robust security is of paramount importance for the Technopolis. The Authority is looking for vendors with Cutting edge security solutions to address wide array of security needs such as cloud security, network security, applications security, email security among others.

Konza aims to make Kenya a regional technology hub and an innovation ecosystem, contributing to Kenyaʼs knowledge-based economy. The expected growth will attract 17,000 jobs and generate $1.3 billion Gross Domestic Product during the project’s first infrastructure-focused.  To this end, Konza is looking for local startups/SMEs/companies with technical capacity to design and develop new applications/solutions/innovations in line with customer requirements. The aim of Innovation and R&D partnerships will be to develop innovative products and services that will be consumed by Konza

To support the deployment and expansion of cloud-based and smart city solutions, the Authority invites vendors and solution providers with robust hardware solutions, including:

• Video Conferencing Hardware – Smart boards, conferencing cameras, microphones, and endpoint devices.
• Computing devices – laptops, tablets, desktops, Phones, Virtual Desktop infrastructure etc
• Networking & Fiber Infrastructure – Fiber cabling, switches, routers, firewalls, optical transport networks, and wireless infrastructure.
• IoT Devices – Edge computing hardware, sensors, gateways, and embedded devices.
• Data Center Infrastructure – Racks, power solutions, cooling systems, surveillance, and access control hardware.
• Smart City Infrastructure – Environmental sensors, smart poles, traffic control hardware, and public display units.

The Authority is looking for vendors with existing and/or major software providers or young upcoming new software providers with solutions for Office Applications, data bases, operating systems, ERPs, Electronic Document management systems, CRM, finance management, HR & Performance Management, project management, procurement/supply chain management, eBoard etc to complement data centre offering.