Telecom provider Orange launches its first digital centre

Tech news 29 April 2019

CAPE TOWN – Telecommunications provider Orange announced that it has launched a digital centre in Tunis to provide a wide range of support services to Tunisian startups.

Alioune Ndiaye, Chief Executive Officer of Orange Middle East and Africa, said in a statement: “I am very proud to launch the first Orange Digital Centre in Tunis. By the end of this year, we will set-up similar centres in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Jordan, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone. "

Ndiaye further stated that the company will also expand the centre to Morocco, Egypt and the rest of the countries in the Middle East and Africa regions in 2020.

"Dedicated to our countries’ digital development, these new spaces aim to consolidate Orange’s standing as a key player in the digital transformation of the countries where we operate. Functioning as a network, these sites favour sharing experiences and expertise in a way that will benefit not just entrepreneurs but also students, young people with or without degrees, and young people undertaking a career change," said Ndiaye.

The aim of these Orange Digital Centre is to, among other things, train young people in coding, and offer startup acceleration and investment in early-stage companies.

Written by: Staff reporter.

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