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Konza Techno City is a BPO project that is being marketed by the Kenyan government through Kenya ICT Board. It is dubbed "where African silicon savannah begins".〔(Kenya ICT Board )〕 The park is set to host business process outsourcing (BPO) ventures, a science park, a convention centre, shopping malls, hotels, international schools, and health facility project was allowed by the Parliament Account Committee and endorsed by the Kenyan Government.〔(Patrick Thuita; Construction News "Kenya to build sh1.2Trillion ICT PARK )〕 The city will be located in Makueni County.〔http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Charity-Ngilu-Konza-Machakos-Makueni-Land/-/1064/2309544/-/1d5g7az/-/index.html〕 It will be built in 5000 acres of land 64 km south of Nairobi. The project is estimated to cost Kshs 1.2 trillion (approx US$14.5b). The project is marketed as key driver of Kenya Vision 2030. == Design Team == The Ministry of Information and Communications (Kenya) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) engaged Master Delivery Partner 1 (MDP1) to prepare a detailed business plan and master plan for Phase 1 in July 2012. The Expression of Interest for this assignment attracted 22 firm responses, narrowed to 6 in a shortlist. The Ministry and IFC selected the team led by HR&A Advisors, Inc. of New York City leading a 6-firm international team: *HR&A Advisors, Inc.; A real estate and economic development advisory firm specialising in large-scale master plan implementation. *SHoP Architects: An architecture and planning firm creating the conceptual design for the sales pavilion and the urban design for Phase 1. *Dalberg Global Development Advisors: An international strategy consulting firm with a Nairobi presence advising on economic strategy, tenant outreach, and organisational strategy for the KOTDA. *Center for Urban and Regional Planning: A Nairobi-based physical planning firm preparing the Local Physical Development Plan for Konza *OZ Architecture: A design firm providing sustainability strategies for Konza. *Tetra Tech: An international engineering services firm developing the infrastructure concepts for Konza. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Konza Technology City」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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