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Global Partnership for Sustainable Development data CEO Jenna Slotin (left) and KNBS Director General Dr Macdonald George Obudho (centre) at the inaugural Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo and Conference 2026 in Nairobi on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]
Kenya has reinforced its position as a continental leader in data innovation, space technology and digital transformation as it hosts the first-ever African edition of the Global Data Festival.
The event runs concurrently with the third Kenya Space Expo and Conference in Nairobi.
The four-day event has brought together more than 1,000 participants from over 60 countries, including policymakers, statisticians, researchers, technology experts, private sector leaders and development partners to explore how data and space technologies can accelerate sustainable development and improve lives.
