| dc.description.abstract | The world has been reduced to a global village as Information Communication Technology (ICT) is widely used in most of today’s business activity and communication. As such, there is a growing demand on the educational institutions to integrate ICT in teaching the skills and knowledge students need for the 21st century. In recognizing this, Kenyan government has identified ICT as a key enabler to the attainment of Millennium Development Goal (MDGs) and the Kenya Vision 2030. This has forced the county government to align their goal with the national government pillars. As such Kitui County Government allocated Sh26.4 million to equip the 15 polytechnics with computers. However, only 5 polytechnic centers that were fully equipped by the end of 2016. Thus, the current study aims to investigate factors influencing implementation of information communication technology projects in Kenya with focus to polytechnic centers in Kitui County. The aim of this study was to examine how infrastructural facilities, stakeholder’s participation, financial resources and employees’ technical skills influence implementation of ICT projects in polytechnic centers in Kitui County. This research problem was studied through the use of descriptive research design. The target population was 2651 respondents which comprise of committee members, county government staff in ICT department, teaching staff and polytechnic students. Krejcie and Morgan formula was used to come up with a sample size of 317 respondents comprising 8 committee members, 12 county government staff in ICT department, 53 teaching staff and 244 polytechnic students. The study used questionnaires and interview guides to collect primary data. The study collected both qualitative and quantitative data which was coded and entered into SPSS (21). The study also conducted inferential statistic which involved coefficient of correlation, coefficient of determination and multiple regression. The study found that polytechnic had ICT infrastructure such as Internet networks; reliability source of energy; ICT equipment and information storage facilities. Found some had faulty computer and other ICT infrastructure which were not in operation thus hindering ICT project implementation. To ensure effective and smooth implementation of ICT projects through stakeholder participation, there has professional development of teachers through in-service courses. High cost of hardware and software applications is one of the problems hindering integration of ICT. The study revealed that lack of training and skills is an obstacle to implementation of ICT projects in polytechnics. The study found that there was a positive correlation between ICT infrastructures, stakeholder participation, financial resources and employee technical skills. The variables studied by this study contribute 55.1% to ICT project implementation in polytechnics. The study established that financial resources influences ICT project implementation to a great extent followed by ICT infrastructures then Stakeholder participation while technical Skills influence to a little extent to ICT project implementation. The study recommended that government(s) should ensure that the availability of ICT infrastructure such electricity is in place during ICT project implementation more so in remote and rural areas. National and County governments, Board of committee members and management should prioritize on ICT project implementation through allocating enough funds for its implementation. Technical skills should be trained to the tutors and staff responsible for ICT maintenance to ensure effective implementation of the ICT project. | en_US |
