Huawei DigiTruck training helps boost income, employment in Kenya

STORY: Huawei DigiTruck training helps boost income, employment in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banners of the summit 2. various of DigiTruck 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ELIUD OWALO, Cabinet secretary for Ministry of Information, Communication and Digital Economy, Kenya 4. various of the DigiTruck STORYLINE: The DigiTruck training program of China's telecommunication firm Huawei, which began in 2019, has significantly contributed to income generation, employment opportunities and entrepreneurship in Kenya, according to a report released on Thursday. DigiTruck, a mobile, solar-powered classroom equipped with laptops, smartphones and internet access, has played a key role in accelerating the teaching of digital skills in Kenya, the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy of Kenya said in the report. "The survey of the youth trained over four years revealed significant positive tan

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