Huawei Technologies DigiTruck project in Teso Sub-region has equipped over 1000 youth, women, Jua-kalis, local district officers, among others with digital skills to enable them engage in e-commerce and market their produce.
The project that was launched in October 2023, was successfully completed in January 2024. A total of 11 districts in the Teso sub-region have been covered.
Moreso, In Teso sub-region, Soroti University one of the Huawei ICT Academies in Uganda and parricipants in the Huawei ICT competitions, excelled in the national finals and will proceed, 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.
The Chief Guest H.E Jessica Alupo, congratulated the graduands upon completing the courses through the DigiTruck program.
She said that the Government of Uganda values the youth very much and reminds them about the National Youth Policy which gets amended at least every 10 years to capture any areas that might have changed.
“This is also an indication that the youth are very important in the development of Uganda as a nation therefore we urge them to use the ICT skills acquired to improve on their livelihoods.”
She requested the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development to provide some ICT equipment for the youth who have been equipped with these skills so that they can go ahead to practice.
Alupo lauded Huawei Uganda for introducing ICT Talent Development to Teso sub-region, “I would like to thank the team from Huawei Uganda for ensuring 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”
Hon. Rose Lilly Akello, the Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity said, “I want to thank 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.”
Huawei Uganda’s Subsidiary Board Director, Mr. 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.”
Mr. Jason said, “we hope that the beneficiaries from this cohort can use these skills to improve livelihoods and that society of the Teso sub-region.”
He thanked the Guest of Honor for her continuous support towards developmental activities to the people of Teso and Uganda. He also appreciated the partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development and the local leadership in Teso subregion towards supporting this good cause.
