There is a clear priority that begins from the Prime Minister as digitalization is essential for everything in the contemporary world, he noted urging: "The wider community needs to understand what digital technology really entails, what it means, how it is manifested and how it can actually transform all of these different sectors."Ĭontinuing his call on the young innovators in Ethiopia, Behailu said: "I would say keep pushing, I know that there are some challenges but, there seems that for the last couple of years some progresses have been made in all aspects."
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In an exclusive interview with the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), Behailu who has been in Addis Ababa for weeks and visited various sectors has said: "Overall, what I have seen here is pretty encouraging in terms of supporting digital economic growth across major sectors." Manufacturing, tourism and agro-industry are critical areas that are identified by the government and among the sectors given priority.įor him, Ethiopia has made a lot of progress in this regard: "There are encouraging initiatives like the new proclamations coming up to encourage innovations in terms supporting start-ups and tax incentives which are quite encouraging."Įven he has pointed out that the Ethiopian 2025 digital strategy displays that digitalization is the top rank for the government and it is willing to go the full distance to its implementations across the sectors. In consistent with these, the digital technology in Ethiopia has been promising as Africa is becoming the next epicenter of digitalization as in the words of the U.S based digital technology expert, Behailu Belamo.
The proclamation also declares the steps to follow on transferring Personal Data to jurisdictions out of Ethiopia.Īs a result, this demonstrates that Ethiopia is committed and strongly supporting the Global Data Security initiative proposed by Chinese government. The PDP, among other things, indicates the need for protecting and securing Personal Data and define the legal requirements and procedures to processes Personal Data in Ethiopia. The Proclamation has passed through all the drafting stages and now ready to be approved by the Government. Pursuing the adoption of the National Digital Transformation Strategy, Ethiopia has drafted a Personal Data Protection proclamation (PDP). The Digital Transformation Strategy indicates, inter alia, the need for strong data protection, which is the life blood of the digital economy. And it calls on all States to support this initiative and confirm their commitments for Global Data Security through bilateral, regional and international agreements.Įthiopia has recognized that this initiative is in line with the National Digital Transformation Strategy of the country, which is designed to promote Digital Economy in Ethiopia.
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