IT SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION
"Yaounde, Cameroon", 2016, April 27
The event was organized by IT SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION, a non-profit association having as one of its objectives, promoting ICT in the community.
The future of the ICT sector is exciting. These are unchartered waters open to creativity, innovation and entirely new ways of working, interacting and learning that should appeal to youths, young girls, women and men alike. The Institute for the Future identifies six drivers most likely to shape the future workforce: longer life spans; a rise in smart devices and systems; advances in computational systems such as sensors and processing power; new multimedia technology; the continuing evolution of social media; and a globally connected world. The ICT sector clearly underpins this future.
As an organization, we strive to contribute our own quota for the development of technology and vocational skills in Cameroon in particular and the world at large through;
- the promotion of the proper use of ICT in our society and communities,
- to encourage youths, young girls, women and men to take up careers in ICT,
- To support and encourage communities (especially rural communities) to invest in the domain of ICT for social and economic development of their society.
- Competence Skill development
All of the above mentioned can be achieved through:
- Holistic and innovative ICT training.
- Initiation and Support of ICT projects that would foster self-employment, career and economic development.
- Seminars and workshops on ICT as a tool and instrument for entrepreneurship development.
- ICT Sensitization Campaigns.
The event didn't not hold on the 28th as normal but a day earlier (27th) this was due to the availability of the most targeted population which was girls in secondary schools mostly.
The event started by at 3pm by honoring God almighty, the speech of the SG of ITU was projected, after which a presentation was made titled "ICT, careers and the opportunities for girls and young women." Then followed a live testimony from a career women In ICT she gave her challenges and experiences in the field of ICT moreover advised the teen girls that were present. Other presentations were made by invited female ICT social entrepreneurs, on innovative ICT training, ICT a major tool for personal and professional development respectively.
One of the major item on the program was the presentation of a mobile app developed by 4 secondary teens ages 14-16 yrs. This mobile aims at solving the issue of overcrowding at bus stations for ticket buying. From your mobile phone, tablet and even PC you can buy and print your bus ticket. This project was coordinated by a project known as "The Technovation Project" . It all ended in happiness most especially with the announcement from the President of IT Solutions Foundations on the training of 50 young girls this summer holidays in the domain of apps and web development, and an eminent launch of an ICT incubator project where ICT ideas shall be transformed to business solutions through the incubation, nurturing, and entrepreneurial touch, of these ideas.
