New initiative launched in Ethiopia to enhance women entrepreneurship in tech, science

A new initiative has been launched by the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology, which is intended to enhance the participation of women in technology-related entrepreneurship.

The newly unveiled initiative mainly is intended to encourage women entrepreneurs in technology and software science through training for women drawn from different parts of the East African country, according to a ministerial statement released on June 4.

The newly launched initiative, which is said to be an outcome of a joint partnership among the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology and the Entoto Fellowship, an Ethiopian-based think-tank, will offer training for the first batch of 25 women who have gathered in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, as reported by Xinhua.

Elisabeth Gebreselassie, Women and Youth Division Director at the ministry cited during the launching event that the government of Ethiopia is committed to enhancing women's participation in line with the ever-transforming technological advancement around the world.

On the other hand, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed had recently stressed his government's ambition to make the information, communication and technology sector as a ‘key anchor’ of the East African country's economic development endeavours, Xinhua noted.

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