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The
capital city of Sub-Saharan Africa, Johannesburg has set a target in
transforming itself to a world dictator of information and
communications technology (ICT)
sector
making it the leading smart city in Africa as well as has also
inaugarated a programme known as COJEDI to educate all digital
interns in contemporary age skills by providing a 4 months training
course to thousands of the city's brightest, young IT professionals
with the help of the buisness parternships of Cisco, Microsoft,
FiberCo, Innovation
Africa Foundation and Technology Innovation Agency.
During
the inaguaration of the COJEDI programme, the Mayor of the city of
Johannesburg, Parks said in a comment: “This
programme will go a long way in improving IT skills and expertise in
Johannesburg. “ The main focus of the programme is to implement new
ideas and entrepreneurship and also to help the students in taking
preparations for employment purposes and and empowering them to take
part in the mainstream of the ICT economy. The budget of the
programme is around 7 million.
The project
consultant for the ICT Support Programme, Doughlas Cohen says that
the projects should be instrumental in nature and even sustainable.
He further states: "The purpose of the Joburg ICT Sector Support
Programme is to strengthen competitiveness of the sector and to
increase investment into the sector within Johannesburg."
The main areas
which are focused are-
- Development of ICT expertises
- ICT research and ICT development
- Promotion of both trade and investment in the local ICT sector
- Supply of ICT infrastructure and ICT appraisal
- Capital-intensive.
Johennesburg's
investment is very crucial not only in financial outlay, but also
that it is feasible to change the lives of the people and the interns
in the city.
ICT being remembered as a National Development Plan Critical Enabler, it becomes significant for both expertise transfer as well as training to happen. The COJEDI programme is on track assisting in entrepreneurship, employment of the youth and latest technological developments with the help of strong broadband connectivities to South Africa’s ICT sector.
Source: bit.ly/1Fz7QFkICT being remembered as a National Development Plan Critical Enabler, it becomes significant for both expertise transfer as well as training to happen. The COJEDI programme is on track assisting in entrepreneurship, employment of the youth and latest technological developments with the help of strong broadband connectivities to South Africa’s ICT sector.
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