{"id":54585,"date":"2025-06-20T15:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T15:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-ict-chamber-rolls-out-innovate4digijobs-to-empower-youth-in-digital\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:35:47","slug":"rwanda-ict-chamber-rolls-out-innovate4digijobs-to-empower-youth-in-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-ict-chamber-rolls-out-innovate4digijobs-to-empower-youth-in-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda ICT Chamber rolls out ‘Innovate4DigiJobs’ to empower youth in digital economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Innovate4DigiJobs seeks to foster purpose-driven innovation by supporting solutions that generate sustainable impact and empower communities, particularly by equipping youth with the skills, tools, and networks to thrive in the digital era.<\/p>\n

\u201cInnovate4DigiJobs is not just about winning a competition \u2013 it\u2019s about the impact we\u2019re targeting,\u201d said Alex Ntale, CEO of the Rwanda ICT Chamber. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf your passion is about changing lives, not just chasing profits, we want to make sure you\u2019re not left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program invites participation from a diverse pool of actors, including business development service providers, TVET institutions, social enterprises, cooperatives, and workers’ or employers’ organisations. <\/p>\n

The application deadline has been extended to June 27, 2025, and submissions can be made via the ICT Chamber\u2019s official portal: [ictchamber.rw\/innovate4jobs-application-form->https:\/\/www.ictchamber.rw\/innovate4jobs-application-form\/].<\/p>\n

Speaking at the launch, ILO Project Manager Fatima\u202fElsanousi\u202fSirelkhatim highlighted the program\u2019s inclusive approach to digital transformation: \u201cIt is vital to ensure no one is left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Echoing that sentiment, Ngabo Brave, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Youth and Arts, emphasised the need for digital skills to serve positive and transformative purposes: \u201cIt would be unfortunate to have digital skills and apply them in the wrong way. Innovate4DigiJobs paves a meaningful path for young people to leverage their digital talents the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Innovate4DigiJobs challenge encourages young innovators to go beyond technology for its own sake and instead focus on digital solutions that uplift communities, generate decent jobs, and fuel inclusive growth.<\/p>\n

The initiative aligns with Rwanda\u2019s broader digital transformation goals and complements ongoing efforts by public and private actors to nurture a tech-savvy, empowered youth capable of driving inclusive growth and innovation.<\/p>\n

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The Rwanda ICT Chamber, in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Government of Luxembourg, has launched Innovate4DigiJobs, an ambitious initiative aimed at connecting young digital talents to employment and opportunity within Rwanda\u2019s growing digital economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000089458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-technology","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000089458,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda-.png","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/png","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda-.png","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda-.png","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda-.png","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda-.png","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda-.png","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000089458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54585"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54585"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}