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1.    The significance of the UNDP’s

2.    Vison pro Initial reactions

3.    Apple vs EU latest

4.    Microsoft’s gaming division layoffs

5.    Our thoughts on the upcoming Africa Tech summit

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Recently we were accorded the privilege of sitting down with the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Tausi App an e-solution looking to bridge the gap between the Beautician industry and the growing market space in Africa.

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As we look back at the different activities that were carried out during 16 Days of Activism against GBV,  we feel we had to

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Recently we were able to catch up with one of our favourite Alumni Mr Castro Mbithi who’s one of the most prolific Digital Freelancers in the Country a Software Engineer and also one of the leading Microsoft Learn Ambassadors to discuss on how youth can work towards bridging the Digital Skills Gap in the coming years.

 We had an amazing time and shared quite a bit through our insights and experience and hope it will be helpful for those looking to establish a career in tech.

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Over the past few years ACWICT in partnership with UK DAP have been in the frontlines implementing the Digital services for Agriculture program that has a main goal of increasing access and utilisation of relevant digital agricultural content for sustainable agriculture and food security in Laikipia county & the larger part of Kenya.

During this period, we have been able to reach over 50,000 farmers with our Digital skilling program and a further 500,000 through awareness creation initiatives that have leveraged on Digital and Social media resources County Government sponsored events and skilling programs that were championed by extension officers and champion farmers.

In what is the beginning of our documentation of the impact of the DSA Program we catchup with the former Dir/chief Officer of the Agricultural ministry and champion farmer in Laikipia County, Mr. James Mungere to shine a light on just how the program impacted the agricultural community in Laikipia, there view on the integration of Information Technology in Agriculture and what they believe the future holds for the farmers in Laikipia willing to embrace the power of tech and opportunities it brings to various value chains

In this EP we talk to two of ACWICT’s senior instructors who also happen to be experienced freelancers with over a combined decade's worth of experience working online about the growth of the Digital Freelancing space, the role that is playing in scaling up the gig economy, and how women and youth can be able to thrive in an increasingly demanding and competitive space, we also take some time to share our respective journeys into freelancing, lessons we learned early in our path and what we believe is the future of Digital Freelancing.

Finally, we also touch on what the Government can do to support Digital Freelancers which includes Digital Freelancing friendly tax rates, Health insurance, setting up retirement fund opportunities and supporting local BPOs to scale up in size and in turn hire more women and youth

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On this International Girls in ICT Day, we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate women and girls trailblazing the Tech space and more importantly provide a platform where they can be able to share their journey stories into the world of Technology and create awareness about the different career opportunities that are in the horizon for women and girls alike.  

 In this Ep we speak to a beneficiary of ACWICT’s Digital skilling programs Ms. Cecilia Ouko In her journey story into software engineering and project management began as a Digital Marketing consultant who came across a web function known as SEO or “Search engine optimization”, and as a result of that, fueled her curiosity in website development and more specifically how she could grow her business to be able to also incorporate that aspect to provide a more holistic business solution.

We also explore how some of the early challenges inspired her to go into solutions 4 development space and what goals she has for her eSolution are moving forward

In this Ep, we speak to Ms. Lucy Buluma who works as a mentorship lead at ACWICT about her storied journey into the world of technology and what inspired her to mentor the next generation of women and girls looking to pursue a career in tech-enabled careers 

We also address our theme of the Episode *encouraging inclusivity in the Digital Space” and the importance of The National Government, learning institutions, and organizations within the ICT4 Development space to come together to make use of Digital and social media to scale up awareness on opportunities in the tech and STEM career paths. 

On this International Girls in ICT Day, we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate women and girls trailblazing the Tech space and more importantly provide a platform where they can be able to share their journeyed stories into the world of Technology and create awareness about the different career opportunities that are in the horizon for women and girls alike.  

In this Ep, we speak to a beneficiary of ACWICT’s Digital skilling programs Ms. Gladys Wangari who works as a Digital Freelancer for Microsoft’s Universal Human Relevance Systems and is also a specialist in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, we also explore her journey into AI & Machine learning highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had on her career as a Geothermal expert and how through grit and determination was able to discover a new career path

We also address our theme of the Episode *encouraging inclusivity in the Digital Space” and the importance of The National Government, learning institutions and organizations within the ICT4 Development space to come together to make use of Digital and social media to scale up awareness on opportunities in the tech and STEM career paths