By Mustapha Dumbuya
Salima Monorma Bah, the newly appointed Minister of Communications, Technology, and Innovation, Honorable Minister, has recently embarked on an enlightening tour of the Orange Digital Center.
Welcomed by CEO Sekou Amadou Bah and the dedicated Orange staff, the Minister got a firsthand look at the Orange center’s innovative technological space in Freetown.
The Orange Digital Center, a beacon of technological innovation in Sierra Leone, offers a plethora of possibilities for the country’s digital future. The Minister’s tour highlighted the center’s potential in propelling Sierra Leone to the forefront of digital innovation.
The Orange Digital Center will provide state-of-the-art facilities with free access for all, reinforcing our strong ambition to democratize digital access for young people
All programs of the ODC are provided free-of charge and open to everyone. The programs include a variety of digital training for young people, guidance to address project bearers, start-up acceleration and 90% of all the trainings are practical.
Working as a network, the Orange Digital Centers allows experiences and expertise to be shared between countries and offer a simple and inclusive approach to improve young people’s employability, encourage innovative entrepreneurship and promote the local digital ecosystem.
The Center in Sierra Leone is fully operational and equipped to host several digital trainings and events. In addition, Orange Sierra Leone, in partnership with universities, will train students for free and roll out Orange Digital Center Clubs, extensions of the Orange Digital Center within some universities in the regions.
Thus, it will complement the education system to give as many people as possible access to new technologies and support them in using these technologies to their full extent.
