The first-ever gathering dubbed, \u201cICDL Africa Forum 2019\u201d, will convene in Ubumwe Grande Hotel on October 16th, 2019. It is a key platform that will advance the continent\u2019s digital transformation agenda.<\/p>\n
The ICDL Africa Forum will bring together over 200 participants, focusing on the role and the need for digital skills in Africa in addressing the challenges of the skills gap in the Workforce across the continent. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT and Innovation Rwanda will be joined by various key personalities from Smart Africa, Kigali City, ANSUT, AIMS, GIZ \u2013 STEP, Computer Aid International, TETFUND, ABSU-CEP, and others.<\/p>\n
The summit will feature two-panel discussions, case studies, testimonies, public-private workshops, and thematic working groups that will provide participants avenues to explore major challenges for the development of Africa\u2019s digital industry. Furthermore, it will discuss the possible solutions that can be put in place to address these challenges<\/p>\n
Other key subjects at the summit will be: How can we assess the relevancy of standardized Digital Skills by adopting ICDL? What insights can be drawn from the creation of a public-sector workforce \u2018ICDL Profile\u2019 as the standard across member states? What must a united Africa do to better enhance the implementation of Digital Literacy? <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to welcome the ICDL Africa Forum,\u201d says Alice Umurerwa, Marketing Development Executive at ICDL Africa. \u201cDigital literacy is at the heart of a strong economy, where citizens are equipped with the digital skills necessary for their education, in their workplace or in their daily lives. By focusing our efforts on making Africa a digital literate continent, we are enabling Rwandans and other Africans to be globally competitive in the job market and facilitating their career journey. <\/p>\n
Today, ICT is transforming lives as people use new technologies to communicate, collaborate and conduct business across time zones and borders, without restriction. <\/p>\n
ICDL Africa is a subsidiary of the ICDL Foundation, the not-for-profit certifying authority of ICDL. Established to guide the implementation of the ICDL standards in the African context, ICDL Africa manages the accreditation of a growing network of ICDL Accredited Test Centres (ATCs) and provides a focal point for the formation of partnerships with organizations who share our national economic development and capacity building goals<\/p>\n
ICDL certification programmes have been delivered to over 14 million people, in 41 languages, across 100 countries, through a network of over 24,000 test centers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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