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State targets 3.5m jobs in software industries, SMEs

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The government plans to leverage e-commerce and startups to drive employment opportunities for up to 3.5 million youth by 2027.

Through the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy; startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be banked on to provide solutions to the government.

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