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Addis Ababa, May 16, 2025 (
ENA
) — Ethiopia is committed to play a meaningful role in Africa’s technological progress, given its strategic location, young workforce and growing digital infrastructure, President Taye Atske Selassie said at the opening of East Africa’s largest ever Ethiopian Tech Expo 2025 today.
The three-day exhibition was opened at the Addis International Convention Center today.
It showcases Ethiopia’s tech-driven transformation; highlights strides in AI, cybersecurity, smart city and innovation.
In his opening remarks, President Taye said that the expo is an exhibition of technology advancement plus a dynamic platform for bold thinking, transformative collaboration and decisive action, embodying Ethiopia’s determination to walk along the path of the next leaders of digital transformation.
He noted that Ethiopia has made an encouraging stride in building relatively robust, secure and inclusive digital ecosystem in view of supporting Ethiopia’s recent digital initiatives such as national public key infrastructures and secure communication platform.
Information Network Security Administration (INSA), organizer of the exhibition, has played a key role in this respect, he added.
According to the president, the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute has been exploring practical application of AI to help address local challenges and strengthen initiatives such as AI assisted agricultural tools and healthcare diagnostic devices being tested to support food security and improve medical services.
Digital payment systems such as Tele Birr have markedly enhanced access to financial services, particularly in rural areas helping in bridging gaps in financial inclusion and foster wider economic participation, he stated.
Acknowledging the encouraging achievements that have been made in digital transformation of Ethiopia, President Taye stressed the need for recognizing the challenges ahead and empowering the next generation to play an active and meaningful role in this trajectory.
Today’s rapidly evolving geo-economics and geopolitics is increasingly being shaped by breakthrough in Cloud computing, block chain and other transformative technologies.
He pointed out that one of the most compelling aspects of the ongoing digital transformation that deeply inspired all of us is the empowerment of the next generation to play an active and meaningful role in this trajectory.
Recognizing this reality has led to technology education becoming a key component of the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy. As part of this initiative, we emphasize providing Ethiopian youth with advanced competencies in programming, artificial intelligence cybersecurity, and data science. We accomplish this through strong partnerships with our universities, vocational schools, and emerging tech companies.
The Information Network Security Administration (INSA) Director-General, Tigist Hamid, highlighted Ethiopia’s progress in the digital sector, underscoring the nation’s efforts towards establishing a cyber-resilient environment.
She disclosed that the state-of-the-art digital forensics lab, the Five Million Coders project, and the National ID program stand as testimonials to Ethiopia’s dedication towards enhancing national security and achieving technological independence.
Ethiopia is expanding its cybersecurity initiatives to foster local talent and ready a new cohort of digital protectors. The emphasis is on how the nation’s cloud infrastructure and data centers are ensuring continued access to online services.
Our national cloud infrastructure and data centers are protecting data sovereignty and speeding up secure access to digital services. We are expanding cybersecurity initiatives to foster local talent and ready the next cohort of guardians for our digital domain.
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