Extracting Ethiopia’s mineral wealth through researches, technology

Ethiopia is endowed with precious and immense mineral resources. As Ethiopia is rich in mineral resources, the sector proves a viable means for the foundation of Ethiopia’s journey to prosperity. The mining... Read more »

 Necessity is the mother of invention“As I can’t afford to purchase a mobile phone, I produced my own”-Kibrom Hagos

Inspired by technological products he saw for the first time while he visited his nearest town when he was ten, Kibrom Hagos created his own mobile phone. Now he is using his... Read more »

 AI in Ethiopia’s quest to development

Twenty-first-century technological advancements have brought the world to the cusp of a Fourth Industrial Revolution. The revolution is a fusion of advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT),... Read more »

Technology for Ethiopia: The political leadership’s role in technology empowerment

 “Whether you like it or not, technology, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI) is affecting every sector you are leading. If the political leadership remains behind in technology, Ethiopia will remain behind. Without technologically... Read more »

Accelerating technology import-substitution through investing in capacity building

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT) recently presented its 2023/24 budget year annual plan and the first quarter of the year’s performance report to the House of Peoples Representatives (HPR) Human... Read more »

Ethiopian-born teenager wins the 2023 America’s Top Young Scientist award

A 14-year-old teenager who invented soap to treat skin cancer named America’s Top Young Scientist. Heman Bekele, a ninth grader from Virginia, was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” after he invented a... Read more »

Ethiopian-born Gebisa Ejeta awarded USA National Medal of Science

President Joe Biden on Tuesday (Oct. 24) awarded the National Medal of Science to Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics and International Agriculture, executive director of the Purdue Center... Read more »

Cyber warfare: Build strong cyber army to defend the invisible war

October is named as cyber security awareness month since 2004. Every year since then, the world is observing cyber security month with different activities mainly focusing on awareness creation to the general... Read more »

Fast attaining SDGs through digital transformation in Africa

Technological development helps transforming economic activities and fastening industrialization across the world. Thanks to technology, livelihoods are transforming, though access to technology varies from continent to continent, from country to country and... Read more »

Digital Diplomacy: Ethiopia, Microsoft discuss deepening partnership

Using all its capacities Ethiopia is striving to accelerate digital transformation. The Ethiopian Government has launched the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy to leverage digital opportunities and to boost its economy. Ethiopia is... Read more »