G/TBT/N/KEN/1240  
5 April 2022  
(22-2721) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  KENYA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  IT 
applications in other fields  (ICS: 35.240.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2416 -
3:2022 Information technology — learning, education and training Part 3: Network 
components to support eLearning; (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of co ntent:  This Kenya Standard specifies the minimum network 
requirements to support in the effective use of IT for Learning, Education and Training 
(IT LET). It prescribes the minimum requirements that any Local Area Network system 
supporting eLearning shall implement to establish a solid technical platform for efficient 
delivery.  
An eLearning network applies to:  
— distributed learning networks;  
— internetworked computing;  
— electronic media, such as the Internet, intranets, satellite broadcasts, interactive 
television, and videoconferencing, and;  
other information and communication technologies (ICTs) to facilitate teaching and 
learning  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/KEN/1240  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• KS IEC 60950 -1, Information technology equipment — Safety — Part 1: General 
requirements  
• KS ISO IEC 11801, Information technology — Generic cabling for customer 
premises  
• KS ISO IEC 18028, Information technology — Security techniques — IT network 
security — Part 1: Network security management  
• KS 2416 -1, Information technology — Learning, education and training — 
Computer hardware intended for eLearning — Part 1.1: Desktop Computer — Part 
1.2: Laptop Computers  
• KS ISO/IEC 2700 2, Information technology — Security techniques — Code of 
practice for information security controls  
• KS ISO IEC 27033, Information technology -- Security techniques -- Network 
security  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
  
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