On the sidelines of the 5th meeting of the Council of ICT Ministers (CMICT) of the Smart Africa Alliance, held from 24 to 25 February 2022 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Mrs Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, took part in the official launch of the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA).
On the sidelines of the 5th meeting of the Council of ICT Ministers (CMICT) of the Smart Africa Alliance, held from 24 to 25 February 2022 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Mrs Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, took part in the official launch of the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA).
The Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) is a dynamic pan-African learning ecosystem that aims to improve digital skills, qualifications and employability and to meet the emerging talent needs of policy and regulatory decision-makers, employers and industry.
At the SADA launch ceremony, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Mrs Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, addressed her peers and welcomed this initiative, which, in her view, is proof that Africa can find its own solutions. “We are part of an African dynamic of sharing, open knowledge and infinite possibilities,” she added. Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU also recalled the need for States to place African youth at the heart of projects and initiatives in the digital field.
Having successfully trained more than 2,000 decision-makers in 24 countries over the past 15 months, Smart Africa’s capacity-building vehicle aims to set up national digital academies at country level under the leadership of the ministries of ICT and the digital economy, supported by the ministries of education, youth and employment and the various ministries responsible for specific areas such as agriculture, health, etc.
This launch heralds a new phase for the initiative, which is entering an implementation phase at national level.