On Friday, 20 July 2018 Afrika Tikkun hosted its first Information Communication Technology (ICT) Academy launch in partnership with Think Tank under the theme ‘let’s tackle the ICT skills shortage’. The ICT Academy launch was intended to be a dialogue between delegates from the IT/ ICT, financial services, and network engineering sectors. Women are currently less likely than men to use our own digital technologies, with gaps larger among youth and those over 45 years old. ICT improves efficiency, enhances coordination and improves the quality of information gathered and shared for development planning.

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