LINK and ITU partner to boost digital skills in Africa

LINK and ITU partner to boost digital skills in Africa

26 August 2024 - LINK Centre

The parties aim to fast-track digital skills development for policymakers and ICT professionals.

Wits University's LINK Centre and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) launched a collaboration programme to accelerate the development of digital skills and knowledge among policymakers and ICT professionals in Africa.

The parties signed the agreement in April last year, thereby joining the ITU Academy Training Centres Programme with the overall objective of collaboration to strengthen the capacities of policymakers in charge of designing and implementing policies and strategies to lead their countries through the digital transformation, as well as other professionals in the ICT sector requiring knowledge and skills in the field of digital technologies.

This significant milestone will complement the postgraduate degree programmes and the professional certificates offered by the LINK Centre. The Centre is poised to contribute substantially to the critical skills required for the economic and social advancement of South Africa and beyond, promoting a globally connected and digitally proficient society.

Professor Lynn Morris, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation, addressed the event with Alfred Mashishi, the Acting DDG for International Relations at the Department of Communications, and Dr Emmanuel Manasseh, Digital Technologies and the ITU Regional Director for Africa.