COUNTRY FOCUS : ETHIOPIA enthusiasm and have been supporting it since day one . Young Ethiopians will have the opportunity to develop worldclass technological skills here . Young people , innovation and technology are key to shaping the future of Ethiopia .”
Panorama of Gondar , Ethiopia with the Ethiopian partners , the GIZ and Orange hope to achieve their shared vision of greater youth employability – including more women and girls in ICT jobs – while supporting the country ' s sustainable growth and Digital Transformation .
" Building the ‘ Digital and Innovation Ecosystem ’ is a multi-stakeholders agenda that requires holistic policy envisioning , vibrant enabling system and innovative and efficient collaboration among stakeholders like this responsible move of Orange and parties involved : I must acknowledge and encourage , indeed it is an initiative worth investing on ," said Dr Belay .
Neme explained that : “ Ethiopia has a young , dynamic and trainable workforce , as well as supportive policies to enable the launching of a project as Orange Digital Centre . We therefore welcomed this initiative with great
Debebe added that : “ We are excited about the launching of an Orange Digital Centre at the IPDC ' s ICT park . We are working hard in order to create world class ICT industries in Ethiopia "
“ I am very proud to launch with all our partners the third Orange Digital Centre in Addis Ababa , which will be part of a network of 32 Orange Digital Centres based across two continents : Africa / Middle East and Europe . With the support of GIZ , Orange supports East Africa ’ s digital ecosystem by providing young Ethiopians with all its technological know-how to create more job opportunities ,” said Ndiaye . “ This programme will be complemented by two ODC Clubs that will be deployed swiftly in different regions to reach out to even more young people . I would like to remind you that we are planning to launch other Orange Digital Centres by the end of the year in Africa and the Middle East .”
Ambassador Auer said “ The Orange Digital Centre contributes to Ethiopia ' s Digital Transformation while creating local employment prospects for young people . It shows Germany ’ s and the EU ´ s commitment to promote inclusive and human-centred digitisation worldwide .” p
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