Kenya's Ministry of Education has launched a national ICT Integration and Innovation Centre (NI3C) at the Nairobi University's Kenya Science Campus along Ngong Road, Nairobi. The centre has been established as a development hub for effective use of ICT in education and training.Plans for the establishment of this facility have been in the pipeline for the last six years. In partnership with the Flemish Development Cooperation (VVOB), Smoothtel and other education stakeholders, the centre has been officially launched by the Minister for Education Prof Sam Ongeri.The education sector is key to the overall achievement of Kenya’s ICT Policy. In the formal education sector, the need for application integration is key above application development. For this particular purpose, the centre is expected to enable developers demonstrate the application of ICT technologies and new pedagogic aspects of ICT in teaching and learning. In addition, the centre is expected to provide guidance to education managers on ICT innovations and integration aspects.The main training centre has a 40 seat computer lab fully equipped with 40 computers, and two additional 20 seat fully equipped computer labs. The computers are running on Windows operating system licensed by the Ministry of Education though there are a few open source softwares being used. A modern server room hosts the National Education Portal for teachers, the NI3C website and the National Helpdesk site as well as a number of applications. The facility has a resource centre to support research and development related works.Speaking at the event, Prof. Ongeri expressed his mission to see all Kenyan children accessing equal education, as well as a gender balance in the schools. He expects ICT to boost the quality of teaching and learning in the schools. “ICT in education is not all about the technology, but about the teaching and learning process. This centre provides a great opportunity for teachers to interact with other teachers from across the world and share knowledge,” he says. Prof. Ongeri noted the gap in software programmes aimed at the physically impaired learners in Kenya. Although the NI3C is built to accommodate those with disabilities by having an integrated approach to learning, there is an obvious gap in accommodating those with visual impairments. Prof. Ongeri’s challenge to developers and stakeholders in the software development industry is that they should develop solutions targeted at the visually impaired learner. Kenya’s Education Secretary Prof. Godia stated that ICT can tap into the creative function of learning that encourages learners to be innovative. He urged Kenyan teachers to make maximum use of the facility.The centre plans to have a wide array of partnership in order to achieve its mandate. The NI3C therefore has many opportunities for research centres, learning institutions and interested parties to join in the transformation of Kenya’s ICT education sector.