Bridging Tech and Development Cooperation
summary
Panel outlines concrete programs and results: telecom platforms that turn into businesses, training pipelines and local startups scaled through Make‑IT partnerships. Examples include M‑Pesa: 50 million users and 40% of one operator’s Kenya revenue, AWS Restart: a 12‑week cloud curriculum with $100 exam vouchers and commitment to train 29 million people by 2025, and Orange Digital Centers: 32 ODCs across 14 countries (13 live). Local wins: a Nigerian assistive‑tech startup grows users from 5k to 8k and targets 50k, while GIZ runs co‑innovation accelerators linking corporates, hubs and funders.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Start
- 3:42Digital Transformation Center Vietnam
- 8:14Classical Development Cooperation Sectors
- 12:13Human-Centered Digital Transformation
- 13:01Partnerships for Good
- 14:13Green Initiative
- 22:31Co-Creation
- 24:43Budget and Funding
- 36:17Digital Skills Enablement
- 43:32The Orange Digital Center
- 47:47Digital for Agriculture
- 50:06Why Does Ethos Care about Accessibility
- 53:32The Ict Foreign Challenge in India
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