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Nokia to revolutionize




              Technology                                                “We  are  excited to  support  the  universities  in



                                                                      Ethiopia  in  their  objectives  to  play  a  leading
                                                                      role  in  setting  standards  in  the  quality  of
              By staff writer                                         engineering education, research, innovation and

              The  renowned  Finnish  multinational  telecommunication,   business incubation. We look forward to helping
              informationtechnology,Nokia Corporation, and consumer   students acquire the necessary skills in the latest
              Electronics Company signs Memorandum of Understanding   technologies, such as 5G, cloud computing and
              (MoU) with Ethiopia’s top Technology Institutes.        data  analytics.”Daniel  Jaeger, Head of Central
                                                                      East and West Africa Market Unit at Nokia, said.
              The Company signed the MoU  with the  Addis  Ababa
              Science and Technology University (AASTU) and Addis     Dr.-Eng. Getahun Mekuria, FDRE Minister of
              Ababa Institute  of  Technology  (AAiT) to partner  in   Innovation and  Technology and  Ville  Skinnari,
              promoting digital skills and innovation in Ethiopia.    Finnish Minister of Development and  Trade
                                                                      witnessed the signing ceremony of the MoU.
              The MoU was signed by Dr. Dereje Engida, President of
              AASTU, Dr. Engineer Isaias Gebreyohannes representing   On  the occasion the Ethiopian Minister briefed
              AAiT and Daniel Jaeger, Head of the Central, East and   Skinnar on the broad activities being undertaken in
              West Africa Market Unit at Nokia Corporation.           his country in the innovation technology sectors.


              According to the agreement, Nokia Corporation will      Ville  Skinnari for his part pledged  to invite
              arrange training on the latest technologies and experience   Finnish investors to take advantages  of the
              sharing  programs  for both  AASTU and  AAiT.  The      investment  opportunities in Ethiopia.  It’s to be
              collaboration  will support the students in acquiring the   noted that Headquartered in Espoo, in the greater
              right competencies and the necessary skills to succeed in a   Helsinki metropolitan  area,  Nokia Corporation
              fast-changing labor market.                             was founded in 1865.






























               Photo by Daniel Tiruneh


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