African countries urged to adopt ICT skills to foster social, economic growth

STORY: African countries urged to adopt ICT skills to foster social, economic growth DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of delegates in the seminar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIUD OWALO, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy 3. various of delegates in the seminar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ELIUD OWALO, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy STORYLINE: The 25th series of the Senior Policy Seminar of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) concluded on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya. When addressing the seminar, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy Eliud Owalo said that the failure to bridge the human capital gap through information and communications technology (ICT) will negatively affect Africa's capacity to engage in the digital economy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIUD OWALO, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Inform