The
U.S. tech giant plans to train 400,000 Nigerians, 300,000 people in South
Africa and 200,000 Kenyans, who will receive free digital training while
another 100,000 people will be selected from other sub-Saharan Africa
countries.
“Google
is in Africa for the long haul and we are making an investment in talent,”
Google South Africa country head Luke Mckend said. “We hope that the people
trained will become pioneers in the field and do great things in digital for
companies and for Google.”
The
company has partnered with Livity Africa to develop training programs and is
rolling out a new online education portal for learners in the region. “We’re
also talking to a number of other potential partners across Africa with a view
to scaling the digital skills training program and helping to reach even more
young people in more countries,” Google said in a statement.
African
Internet bandwidth increased 41 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to a TeleGeography Global Internet Geography
report.
Research
conducted by Google suggests Africa will have 500 million Internet users by
2020.
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