Earlier, Juliet , the Country Manager of Google had welcomed guests after a Kwese Kickstarter-worthy performance by Adekunle Gold. We had also been given some interesting facts, like how by 2034, Africa is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population of 1.1 billion but less than 4 million jobs are being created annually. Pichai highlighted the need for individuals and businesses to leverage the digital space to transition into a digital economy, and also reiterated his commitment to, together with the Google team, train 10 million Nigerians over the next 5 years. Already, Google has trained people online or in-person but this will now be extended, including providing mobile developer training to 100000 Africans tto better equip them to develop world class apps. The initial focus for this is on Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. It was not all talk and panels though. There was a lot of food to be had (sorry, we are always on the look out for good chow!), beautiful spaces and art (independent artistes contributed to the decor to give a unique and authentic African look), and then, there was Pichai dancing to 'Penalty', a hugely

Interesting to know the kind of attention the country is getting from the tech giants, despite its government setbacks.

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Interesting to know the kind of attention the country is getting from the tech giants, despite its government setbacks.

Do you know how much this people are raking in annually from Africa, so providing more training that is biased to their own technology will definitely shot up their revenue. Its good sha!