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12th African Orange Digital Center For Digital Training Of Young People Opens In Botswana

November 13, 2022

Orange has officially opened Gaborone, the 12th “Orange Digital Center”, an ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development of digital skills and innovation, in the presence of high political and academic authorities from Botswana, the management of Orange Botswana and members of the Orange Africa and Middle East Executive Committee.

After Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Madagascar, Morocco and Liberia, it is in Botswana that the 12th Orange Digital Center of Africa and the Middle East is emerging.

Covering an area of 390m², it brings together the 4 strategic programs of the Orange group, namely: a Code School, a Solidarity FabLab digital manufacturing workshop of the Orange Foundation, an Orange Fab start-up accelerator, supported by Orange Ventures Africa and Middle East, the Orange Group’s investment fund.

All of these programs are free and open to everyone. They range from digital training for young people, 90% of which are practical, to support for project leaders, including the acceleration of start-ups and investment in them.

Operating in a network, the Orange Digital Centers allow an exchange of experiences and expertise from one country to another and offer a simple and inclusive approach to strengthen the employability of young people, encourage innovative entrepreneurship and promote the fabric local digital.

Officially launched, the Orange Digital Center in Botswana is fully operational and functional to host several training courses and digital events. In addition, Orange Botswana, in partnership with universities, will train students free of charge and deploy Orange Digital Center Clubs in certain universities, extensions of the Orange Digital Center in the regions. This aims to complete the system to offer as many people as possible access to new technologies and help them make full use of them.

Orange is committed to realizing its vision, which is to promote the employability of young people while supporting sustainable growth and the country’s digital transformation agenda. The program is also designed to advance gender equality and inclusion by promoting access to ICT jobs for women and girls.

Because digital must be an opportunity for all, this initiative is fully in line with our commitment as a responsible operator and responds, in accordance with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to 6 sustainable development goals. : (SDG 4) quality education, (SDG 5) gender equality, (SDG 8) decent work and economic growth, (SDG 9) industry, innovation and infrastructure, (SDG 10) reduced inequalities and (SDG 17) partnership for the achievement of the goals.

“I am honored to participate in the launch of our 12th Orange Digital Center today in Botswana, part of a network of 32 Orange Digital Centers that will be deployed not only in Africa and the Middle East, but also in Europe by 2023. The objective is to democratize access to digital technology for young people, graduates or not, give them access to the latest technological skills to strengthen their employability, and prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow. », declares Jérôme HENIQUE, Managing Director Orange Africa and Middle East.

For Néné MAIGA, Managing Director Orange Botswana, “At Orange Botswana, we are committed to digital equality. We are aware that this requires bold actions and significant investments to change the current discourse and status quo. This is why we are committed to leveraging the Orange Digital Center to meet the needs of Botswana, to support existing efforts to address the pressing challenges of economic inequality that is often perpetuated by a lack of inclusion. digital. It is up to all of us to make positive progress, and our resolve at Orange Botswana is firm. We can and will help promote sustainable progress for all. »

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Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer, who has several years of experience working in Africa’s burgeoning tech startup industry. He has closed multi-million dollar deals bordering on venture capital, private equity, intellectual property (trademark, patent or design, etc.), mergers and acquisitions, in countries such as in the Delaware, New York, UK, Singapore, British Virgin Islands, South Africa, Nigeria etc. He’s also a corporate governance and cross-border data privacy and tax expert.
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Orange Digital Center Now Live In Liberia To Support Startups

October 6, 2022

Orange, a mobile phone service provider, and the German Cooperation (GIZ) have just opened up a brand new digital centre called “Orange Digital Center.” The technological centre had its official opening in the presence of Brelotte Ba, who is the deputy general manager of Orange for Africa and the Middle East. The centre, which has its headquarters in Monrovia and is accessible to anybody and everyone, is completely devoted to the cultivation of digital skills and creativity.

“Today, I am extremely delighted to open the 11th Orange Digital Center in Liberia. This centre is part of the Orange Group’s network of 32 Orange Digital Centers, which will be deployed not only in Africa and the Middle East, but also in Europe…. “ According to Brelotte Ba, “the goal is to democratise access to digital technology for young people, whether graduates or non-graduates, to offer them access to the newest technical skills in order to increase their employability, and to prepare them for the occupations of the future.”

A Code School, a Solidarity FabLab digital manufacturing workshop of the Orange Foundation, and an Orange Fab start-up accelerator, all of which are supported by Orange Ventures, the investment fund of the Orange Group, are brought together in this space, which was built on an area of 715 square metres. Every one of the programmes includes ninety percent hands-on instruction in digital technology, assistance for project managers, accelerated start-up growth, and financial investment in those businesses.

The digital centre, which has been operational since January 2022, has already hosted a number of digital training courses and events. Additionally, the centre intends to deploy Orange Digital Center Clubs, which will serve as extensions of the School of Code within partner universities located throughout the regions. The goal is to provide as many young people as possible with access to cutting-edge technology and to assist them in making the most of such technologies.

After Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Madagascar, and Morocco, this is the 11th Orange Digital Center to open in Africa and the Middle East. It is completely consistent with Orange’s strategy in support of digital inclusion and intends, according to Jakob Haselhuber, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Liberia, to “urge everyone to take use of digital opportunities and work hard to bridge the digital gap.“

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Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer, who has several years of experience working in Africa’s burgeoning tech startup industry. He has closed multi-million dollar deals bordering on venture capital, private equity, intellectual property (trademark, patent or design, etc.), mergers and acquisitions, in countries such as in the Delaware, New York, UK, Singapore, British Virgin Islands, South Africa, Nigeria etc. He’s also a corporate governance and cross-border data privacy and tax expert.
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Orange Digital Center Côte d’Ivoire Launches In Abidjan

October 14, 2021

The telecoms group Orange and the German Cooperation (GIZ) has opened in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, “Orange Digital Center”, an ecosystem totally dedicated to the development of digital skills and creativity.

As part of its Engage 2025 plan, Orange has pledged to establishing an Orange Digital Center in each nation where the company operates to promote start-ups by 2025. As a result, Orange is launching its 5th Orange Digital Center in Africa and the Middle East, with German support. To encourage youth employab ility, creativity, and entrepreneurship, the center was founded in conjunction with Amazon Web Services.

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The Orange Digital Center in Côte d’Ivoire, which spans 1,200 square meters, brings together the Orange Group’s four strategic programs in one location: an Orange Digital Academy code school, a FabLab Solidaire digital manufacturing workshop supported by the Orange Foundation, an Orange Fab start-up accelerator, and Orange Ventures Africa, the Orange Group’s investment fund. These programs are all free and accessible to the public. They range from digital technology training for young people (90 percent of these training courses are hands-on), to project leader support, including the acceleration of start-ups and investment in them.

Orange and the German Cooperation through GIZ are working together to achieve their shared goal of increasing young people’s employability and providing women and girls with access to ICT jobs, all while promoting the Ivory Coast’s long-term growth and digital transformation.

As part of its Engage 2025 plan, Orange has pledged to establish an Orange Digital Center in each nation where the company operates to promote start-ups by 2025. Through Orange Digital Centers in Africa and the Middle East, Orange and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will offer a free and certified 12-week full-time cloud computing skills training program for job seekers to establish their cloud careers in 18 countries.

AWS re/ Start is a skills-based training program that prepares learners for junior employment in the cloud by covering essential AWS Cloud capabilities as well as practical work skills like as interviewing and resume writing. Participants in the program are also prepared for and pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification test, allowing them to demonstrate their cloud expertise with an industry-recognized certificate. Following the completion of the program, Orange and AWS will assist graduates in finding jobs.
Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Morocco, and Mali now have eight Orange Digital Centers open in the region.

Other inaugurations are planned for the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.

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Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer who has advised startups across Africa on issues such as startup funding (Venture Capital, Debt financing, private equity, angel investing etc), taxation, strategies, etc. He also has special focus on the protection of business or brands’ intellectual property rights ( such as trademark, patent or design) across Africa and other foreign jurisdictions.
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He is also an award-winning writer