Huawei Uganda lauded for ICT Talent Development in Teso



Tech Giants Huawei Technologies DigiTruck project in Teso Sub-region has equipped over 1000 youth, women, Jua-kalis, local district officers with digital skills to enable them engage in e-commerce and market their produce.

This has been since October 2023 when the project was launched in the region and successfully completed in January 2024. 

All the 11 districts in the Teso sub-region have been covered with a total of 1,139 beneficiaries equipped with ICT skills ready to help them improve their own lives. 

In Teso sub-region, Soroti University is one of the Huawei ICT Academies in Uganda more so in the Huawei ICT competitions. Soroti university students excelled in the national finals and will proceed the to regional finals in South Africa. 

The Huawei DigiTruck, Huawei ICT Academy and Huawei ICT Competitions are all part of the Huawei ICT Talent Development program.

The Uganda Digi Truck project is aligned with the country’s 2040 vision, National Development Plan, and Education Digital Agenda Strategy all aimed at transforming the East African state into a digital village.

Uganda's Vice President Jessica Alupo who was the Chief Guest, congratulated the graduands upon completing the courses through the DigiTruck program. 

She said the Government of Uganda values the youth very much and reminded them about the National Youth Policy which gets amended at least every 10 years to capture any areas that might have changed. 

"This is an indication that the youth are very important in the development of Uganda as a nation therefore use the ICT skills acquired to improve on your livelihoods and communities," said Alupo.

 Alupo requested the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development to provide some ICT equipment for the youth who have been equipped with ICT skills so that they can practice constantly and to include sensitization programs for them.

"Thank you Huawei Uganda for introducing ICT Talent Development to Teso sub-region. 

"You have ensured that the skills from the Huawei ICT Talent Development program like DigiTruck program reach the over 1100 beneficiaries in the 11 districts in this sub-region,” said Alupo.

Rose Lilly Akello, the Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity thanked Huawei for giving support to the people of Uganda through ICT skilling under its ICT Talent Development programs.

"We really appreciate this program of the Huawei DigiTruck,” noted Akello.

 Akello added, “whatever skill or talent you have got from this program, please use it well, do not use these skills recklessly. Tomorrow, you will be leaders of this nation, let us use the skills to develop ourselves and the society.”

“Today, we witness the genesis of a transformative journey with Huawei Uganda as we award the DigiTruck beneficiaries of Teso sub-region," said Hillary Businge from Ministry of Gender.  

Huawei Uganda’s Subsidiary Board Director, Yi Junsong (Jason) stated that the DigiTruck project is part of Huawei TECH4ALL initiative which aims to drive digital inclusion and sustainability across the globe.

“The DigiTruck has trained 1,139 Ugandans from Teso sub-region which is almost double the pre-planned numbers of 600 beneficiaries from the sub-region, all thanks to H.E Jessica Alupo and the local leadership of the Teso sub-region who worked together with us closely to ensure 11 districts in Teso are completed by this month.”

Jason added, “we hope that the beneficiaries from this cohort can use these skills to improve livelihoods and the society of the Teso sub-region.”

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