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Kenya launches 10-year plan to spur growth of digital economy

STORY: Kenya launches 10-year plan to spur growth of digital economy SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. various of Kenyan President William Ruto at the innovation exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 4. various of the conference STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday launched a ten-year plan to spur the growth of the digital economy through investing in a robust innovation ecosystem, training, mentorship, and market linkages. Launched on the sidelines of the third edition of Kenya Innovation Week, underway in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, the innovation plan roots for supportive infrastructure, training, and access to capital as a means to accelerate the growth of technology start-ups in the country. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "We are underway in delivering the most ambitious package of strategic intervention and aimed at transfo

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Issa Rae At GMA - NYC

Issa Rae on Good Morning America to talk about mentorship and inclusion in New York City, Ny, USA on August 1, 2023. Photo by Roger Wong/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Issa Rae At GMA - NYC

Issa Rae on Good Morning America to talk about mentorship and inclusion in New York City, Ny, USA on August 1, 2023. Photo by Roger Wong/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Issa Rae At GMA - NYC

Issa Rae on Good Morning America to talk about mentorship and inclusion in New York City, Ny, USA on August 1, 2023. Photo by Roger Wong/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Issa Rae At GMA - NYC

Issa Rae on Good Morning America to talk about mentorship and inclusion in New York City, Ny, USA on August 1, 2023. Photo by Roger Wong/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS-TRAINING CAMP

(220806) -- VANCOUVER, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students watch a rescue demonstration during the firefighter training camp at a fire department's training facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 5, 2022. Some of 27 female high school students from across British Columbia participated in the three full days of training at the fire department's training facilities, learning different tasks in firefighting and first response skills. The training camp is a youth firefighter mentorship program aimed to attract more young females to pursue their future career as firefighters after graduating from schools. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS-TRAINING CAMP

(220806) -- VANCOUVER, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student learns how to break a car's window with tool during the firefighter training camp at a fire department's training facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 5, 2022. Some of 27 female high school students from across British Columbia participated in the three full days of training at the fire department's training facilities, learning different tasks in firefighting and first response skills. The training camp is a youth firefighter mentorship program aimed to attract more young females to pursue their future career as firefighters after graduating from schools. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS-TRAINING CAMP

(220806) -- VANCOUVER, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student learns how to open a car with cutting equipment during the firefighter training camp at a fire department's training facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 5, 2022. Some of 27 female high school students from across British Columbia participated in the three full days of training at the fire department's training facilities, learning different tasks in firefighting and first response skills. The training camp is a youth firefighter mentorship program aimed to attract more young females to pursue their future career as firefighters after graduating from schools. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS-TRAINING CAMP

(220806) -- VANCOUVER, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student learns how to climb a ladder during the firefighter training camp at a fire department's training facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 5, 2022. Some of 27 female high school students from across British Columbia participated in the three full days of training at the fire department's training facilities, learning different tasks in firefighting and first response skills. The training camp is a youth firefighter mentorship program aimed to attract more young females to pursue their future career as firefighters after graduating from schools. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS-TRAINING CAMP

(220806) -- VANCOUVER, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student learns how to use a fire hose during the firefighter training camp at a fire department's training facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 5, 2022. Some of 27 female high school students from across British Columbia participated in the three full days of training at the fire department's training facilities, learning different tasks in firefighting and first response skills. The training camp is a youth firefighter mentorship program aimed to attract more young females to pursue their future career as firefighters after graduating from schools. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-CHINA-BAMBOO MAKING

(220117) -- KIGALI, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Rwandan woman weaves a piece of bamboo craftwork at a bamboo processing training center located in Masaka Incubation Business Center, Kigali, Rwanda, Jan. 14, 2022. A growing number of Rwandan youth have turned to bamboo furniture making and weaving business after skills training by Chinese bamboo experts in a bid to tackle youth unemployment challenges in Rwanda, a landlocked country in east-central Africa.TO GO WITH: "Feature: Rwandan youth turn to bamboo business with Chinese mentorship" (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-CHINA-BAMBOO MAKING

(220117) -- KIGALI, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese bamboo processing expert Yu Qinhong talks with one of his Rwandan students at a bamboo processing training center located in Masaka Incubation Business Center, Kigali, Rwanda, Jan. 14, 2022. A growing number of Rwandan youth have turned to bamboo furniture making and weaving business after skills training by Chinese bamboo experts in a bid to tackle youth unemployment challenges in Rwanda, a landlocked country in east-central Africa. TO GO WITH: "Feature: Rwandan youth turn to bamboo business with Chinese mentorship" (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-CHINA-BAMBOO MAKING

(220117) -- KIGALI, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese bamboo processing expert Yu Qinhong instructs students to make bamboo furniture at a bamboo processing training center located in Masaka Incubation Business Center, Kigali, Rwanda, Jan. 14, 2022. A growing number of Rwandan youth have turned to bamboo furniture making and weaving business after skills training by Chinese bamboo experts in a bid to tackle youth unemployment challenges in Rwanda, a landlocked country in east-central Africa.TO GO WITH: "Feature: Rwandan youth turn to bamboo business with Chinese mentorship" (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-CHINA-BAMBOO MAKING

(220117) -- KIGALI, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Rwandan woman weaves a piece of bamboo craftwork at a bamboo processing training center located in Masaka Incubation Business Center, Kigali, Rwanda, Jan. 14, 2022. A growing number of Rwandan youth have turned to bamboo furniture making and weaving business after skills training by Chinese bamboo experts in a bid to tackle youth unemployment challenges in Rwanda, a landlocked country in east-central Africa.TO GO WITH: "Feature: Rwandan youth turn to bamboo business with Chinese mentorship" (Xinhua/Ji Li)