{"id":2258,"date":"2026-08-10T13:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:21:16","slug":"prime-ministers-office-hosts-tech-forum-as-ethiopia-targets-7-million-trained-coders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/prime-ministers-office-hosts-tech-forum-as-ethiopia-targets-7-million-trained-coders\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister\u2019s office hosts tech forum as Ethiopia targets 7 million trained coders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Addis Ababa (AMECO) <strong>Ethiopia has expanded the target of its national digital training scheme to 7 million participants before the end of the current <i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"129\">kiremt<\/i> (rainy) season, following a call by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for young people to enroll in digital skills development.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The revised goal was highlighted during an experience-sharing and engagement forum hosted at the Office of the Prime Minister in Addis Ababa. The gathering brought together policymakers, industry leaders, technology entrepreneurs, and certified graduates of the 5 Million Ethiopian Coders Initiative to review progress and align with the broader Digital Ethiopia 2030 strategy.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Opening the event following an artificial intelligence exhibition, Press Secretary Billene Seyoum described the technical and digital competence of Ethiopian youth as a vital national asset. She confirmed the government\u2019s commitment to executing the prime minister\u2019s expanded target of reaching 7 million coders this summer.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">A panel discussion on digital growth and practical innovation featured Dr Abiyot Bayu, senior advisor to the Minister of Innovation and Technology; Betelhem Dessie, chief executive of tech firm Gheero; and initiative graduates Azmeraw Taddese and tech entrepreneur Mahlet Seyoum. Panelists urged young attendees to continuously upgrade their technical skills and build practical, market-driven software solutions for the domestic tech ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">During an interactive Q&amp;A session, participants addressed questions to the panel regarding technical training, certification, and career pathways within Ethiopia\u2019s expanding digital economy. Organisers stated that the forum reaffirmed the initiative&#8217;s role in driving capacity building and accelerating nationwide economic transformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Addis Ababa (AMECO) Ethiopia has expanded the target of its national digital training scheme to 7 million participants before the end of the current kiremt (rainy) season, following a call by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for young people to enroll in digital skills development. The revised goal was highlighted during an experience-sharing and engagement forum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[48,78,655,901,76,84,91,85,702],"class_list":["post-2258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2261,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions\/2261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}