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H.E Dr. Belete Molla, Minister of Innovation and Technology Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, in the world government conference held in Dubai.
One of the side discussions was with Mr. Mike Sicilia, the senior vice president of Oracle company. Oracle focused on the participation of digital transformation movement in Ethiopia. The honorable minister said that Ethiopia is becoming more convenient for international digital investment with the digital development, especially that the Ethiopian ICT Park is ready for this purpose and that the digital skill in Ethiopia is a gravity force for international digital investment. Similarly, Oracle vice president, Oracle noted that Oracle technologies are being used in critical sectors in Ethiopia and based on the current technological development, Oracle will continue to strengthen its partnership with Ethiopia and accelerate Ethiopia's digital transformation.
In the same way, the minister had a meeting with the managers of the company G42 which is an Abu Dhabi company. G42 company is led by Sheik Muhammad Shameen, G42 is a giant company that is globally competitive and focuses on artificial intelligence and printing technologies. The company has announced that it plans to work in Ethiopia and that is why it is in talks with the Ethiopian embassy in the United Arab Emirates. His excellency minister has confirmed that Ethiopia is building an artificial intelligence institute with the intention of using artificial intelligence technology for development and is ready to work with others to develop the technology.
The World Governments Conference held in Dubai from February 11th to 13th with the theme "Shaping the Government of the Future" has been held for 3 days with a wide range of participants and international technology influencers such as Ellen Musk and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. The congress is one of the most important international conferences that influence the transitions of government based on technology. Ethiopia participates in the congress every year and this year a group of officials led by Honorable Mr. Adam Farah and a group of professionals from many institutions have participated.
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