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NEC partners with Senegal and Japan-based firms to boost digital skills through vocational training
SJ to help develop highly skilled industrial human resources. NEC will focus on digital solutions aimed at improving crop productivity, enhancing farming practices and advancing universal health coverage, aligning with Senegal’ s development goals and Japan’ s Country Assistance Policy.
Established in 1984 with JICA support, CFPT-SJ has become a regional hub for technical training. As Senegal seeks to expand its Digital Transformation, demand is growing for more sophisticated digital and industrial skills.
Signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Cooperation at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development( TICAD 9)
NEC Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Senegalese government, the Senegal-Japan Vocational Training Centre( CFPT-SJ), the Japan International Cooperation Agency( JICA) and four Japan-based companies to strengthen vocational training in Senegal, with a strong focus on digital technology.
Under the memorandum, NEC, Toyota Tsusho, Daikin, Toda Construction and Yamaha will provide training programmes to CFPT-
The collaboration sets out clear roles: the Senegalese government will support CFPT-SJ, JICA will coordinate between Japan and Senegal, and the five companies will design and deliver programmes in their areas of expertise.
Through this initiative, NEC aims to deepen the understanding of digital technologies, while reinforcing its partnership with JICA to roll out solutions in agriculture and healthcare across Africa.
The project highlights how global partnerships can accelerate digital skills development and prepare workforces for the region’ s economic future.
Nokia and INX-ZA future-proof Internet connectivity in South Africa
Nokia has been selected by INX-ZA, the
Internet Exchange Point division of the Internet Service Provider Association( ISPA), to modernise South Africa’ s exchange infrastructure with high-performance IP routing technology.
The upgrade will introduce new 400GE and expanded 100GE services, boosting speed, resilience and capacity for businesses and Internet users nationwide. The deployment begins in Johannesburg at JINX, Africa’ s oldest Internet Exchange Point, which has maintained 100 % uptime since 1996. JINX will expand from seven to 10 data centres by year-end, with 30 high-performance platforms to ensure availability while extending reach.
Powered by Nokia’ s 7250 Interconnect Routers and Service Router Operating System( SR OS), the upgrade enables INX-ZA to deliver services not previously available in the region and scale its backbone with 400GE links across points of presence.
“ Upgrading to Nokia’ s 400GE-ready infrastructure isn’ t just about adding capacity – it’ s about reimagining how South Africa connects,” said Nishal Goburdhan, General Manager at INX-ZA.“ With this modern, energy-efficient platform, we can deliver faster, more reliable and sustainable services while maintaining the uptime our community expects.”
Toni Pellegrino, Head of South and East Africa Sales Unit, Network Infrastructure at Nokia, added:“ Internet exchanges are critical to digital infrastructure. Working with INX-ZA allows us to deliver resilient, scalable and sustainable connectivity that meets today’ s demands and paves the way for future innovation.”
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