While technology is the foundation of innovation, technology alone is not enough.
For technology to fulfill its true potential, citizens, and more importantly the youth, need to be empowered and engaged through technology.
According to Brahim Ghribi, Head of Government Relations for Middle East & Africa at Nokia, there is an urgent need to enable the youth in Africa to contribute to their local economies, drive a youth-centred information society and to prepare them for the future.
“Firstly, we need to get the youth online and, while this seems obvious, it remains a challenge on the continent. If you look at statistics, we still have billions of people, particularly youth, that are not connected or don’t have access to a good online experience,” he says.
“The internet has changed the way we work, do business, communicate and learn, so it is clearly a fantastic opportunity for the youth to learn, access information and to get exposure to the world through the huge amount of information and learning materials available online.”
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Source - IT News Africa