
IBM to bridge the African digital divide
The program will be launched from IBM’s regional offices in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, and Egypt. According to IBM, this will enable the expansion of the initiative across the continent.
“IBM sees effective, high quality IT education as a key driver of economic vitality in Africa. Through access to open standards, best practices, IBM tools, and course materials, the broad scope of this initiative will enable vital skills development”, said Hamilton Ratshefola, country general manager at IBM South Africa. “In order to find solutions to Africa’s challenges, industries across the spectrum need to enable the existing and future workforce to perform at the forefront of technologies such as cognitive and cloud computing. This will be the key to spurring economic growth.”