DigitalEthiopia Archives

25 Dec

California Training Institute graduates 102 trainees

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, Californiatraininginstitute, CTI, DigitalEthiopia, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopianews

The California Training Institute successfully graduated 102 digital marketing trainees. Specializing in digital training, the institute provided short courses in various fields, including digital marketing, website development, coding, graphic design, and related skills. During the graduation ceremony, Mr. Surafel Asefa, the institute's manager, emphasized that individuals with basic computer knowledge and the ability to use social media can benefit from the training, regardless of their literacy level. The training encompassed practical sessions lasting for a month and a half, offering students a comprehensive foundation. The manager noted that over half of the graduates were men, marking the second round of…

04 Jul

Mobile money could add more than $5 billion to Ethiopia’s GDP

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, Digitaleconomy, DigitalEthiopia, digitalfinance, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Mobilemoney

The International Mobile Communication System Association announced that if the mobile payment system is widely used in Ethiopia, the country's GDP will increase by 5.3 billion dollar. This will happen by the end of 2030 if 60 per cent of the country's population uses the mobile payment system, the association said. The organization also indicated that it would lift 700,000 people out of extreme poverty and increase tax revenue by 300 million dollar. However, there is relatively 99 per cent network coverage in Ethiopia; Unreliability of network quality, lack of understanding of the digital system, the question of trust and…

16 Mar

EU promises to finance Ethiopia’s eGovernment Strategy

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, PoliticsAddisAbaba, DigitalEthiopia, eGovernance, eGovernment, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, EUethiopia, EuropeanUnion

Ethiopia is developing a five years eGovernment strategic plan. European Union in Ethiopia told Ethio Negari, EU is providing support for the preparation of a five-year eGovernment Strategy. And also its a corresponding Government Enterprise Architecture that would enable the Government of Ethiopia provide result-oriented, efficient, citizen-centric, secured, and integrated eGovernment services. With an end objective of developing an eGovernment Strategy that is going to be fully in line with the digital visions of Ethiopia, the project would first conduct a rigorous baseline assessment to study the scope, achievements, lessons learnt and limitations of the previous eGovernment strategies/plans with a…

07 Feb

Ethio Telecom Launches Its Ethiotel Innovation Program.

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, NewsAddisAbaba, DigitalEthiopia, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, EthioTelecom, Huawei, newtechnology, Startups, Technology

Ethio Telecom Launches Its Ethiotel Innovation Program. Addis Ababa, Ethio Negari, 7 February 2023 Ethio Telecom launched the Ethiotel Innovation Program in collaboration with Huawei Ethiopia to empower the nation’s technology-based startups. The program would empower and support the nation’s startup digital finance and technological businesses and innovators far beyond its all-around efforts to expand and modernize services. At the launch ceremony, Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru stated that it is a golden opportunity for startups to accelerate the country's aspiration of realizing digital Ethiopia. She also stressed that the program will have paramount national significance in empowering and supporting…

30 Jun

4 Focus Area of Ethiopia’s 2025 Digital Transformation Strategy

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In a June 28 social media post, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology announced that Ethiopia has approved and begun working on Digital Ethiopia 2025. Digital Ethiopia is an initiative bringing together government, private, and developmental agency sectors to provide opportunities for four of the biggest sectors that can help improve the digital economy of Ethiopia. Hence, the sectors getting much attention are the agriculture, manufacturing, information technology, and tourism industry. In light of this policy, the following systems will be provided to each sector: Agriculture Build a digital agricultural platform to help and encourage tech-agriculture. Provide Internet material such…