African states told to up investment in tech to bridge skills gap

Principal Secretary, State Department of Innovation, Jerome Ochieng addressing guests at the stakeholders forum held at the Sarova Stanley Hotel on Wednesday 3rd October 2018. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

African countries have been urged to invest more in technology and science to help bridge the skills gap on the continent.

Participants at the 58th annual  African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) Governing Council in Mombasa yesterday were told that despite recent advances in adoption of modern technologies, the continent lacks skills needed to spur industrialisation to match the West. ICT Principal Secretary Jerome Ochieng (pictured) said that Africa’s skills gap has become more acute with the rapid transformation of the global economy.