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eCapacity Development

Developing capacity utilizing new tools and information as well as technology is what ecbp’s eCapacity Development is all about. For ecbp’s on.e this incorporates work in both education and the private sector.

 

For private sector development, eEntrepreneur is helping businesses enhance their performance through entrepreneur skills training and open source software solutions. With a focus on ecbp’s priority sub-sectors, ecbp is in the process of building up Ethiopia4Trade, a self-actualizing database on foreign trade information. eLectronic Ethiopia is developing the first electronics, such as phone chargers and radios, to be produced entirely within Ethiopia, thus building a new value chain.

On the education side on.e is establishing eLearning and eLibrary systems at Ethiopian Universities as well as implementing the One Laptop Per Child program in Ethiopia.

Within eEducation and ePrivate Sector, on.e has six major packages which are implemented through a combination of capacity building, introduction of new content and ICT4D (Information Technology for Development).
 

on.e Achieves Impacts

  • With the new tools and training provided by eEntrepreneur, businesses are in a better position to compete both locally and internationally.
  • 5,000 laptops being used as educational tools in 4 schools as part of the One Laptop Per Child initiative have shown very positive results on comprehensive learning at primary school age.
  • Prototypes of locally produced electronics such as radios and mobile phone chargers are being produced in a public private partnership with Mekelle Institute of Technology and private companies at lower costs and better quality than their imported competition.
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