- Wingu Africa Group receives certificate on construction facility
ADDIS ABABA – Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MinT) said that building modern data center brings a paramount importance in creating jobs, attracting FDI, and ensuring national security.
The above statement was remarked yesterday by MinT State Minister Yeshurun Alemayehu (PhD) in the achievement of the millstone of Wingu Africa Tier III certification on constructed facility.
As to the State Minister, the government supports such projects as they are the means of job creation, knowledge and skill transformation, regional integration, international competitiveness, and curbing forex crunch.
Encouraging private sectors like Wing Africa to involve the development projects is crucial to bridge data center gap, he said.
Yeshurun’s office establishes standards, policies, and regulation and creates enabling environment in order to protect national interest.
Wingu Africa Chief Strategy Officer, Nicholas Lodge on his part said that his company is focusing on East Africa countries putting its higher standard on achieving customers’ satisfaction.
Ethiopia has gain the first high standard Tier III certification this center.
Lodge noted that the achievement of the certification is reinforcing the groups (Wingu Africa) unwavering commitment to delivering secure and resilient data center solution, meeting the highest industry standards.
Similarly, the certification demonstrates the company’s commitment to provide top-tier data infrastructure solutions to meet the evolving needs of its clients, he noted.
Furthermore, the Wingu Africa Group will play its part to realize Ethiopia’s digital transformation and access best digital solutions, he added.
It was to be recalled that Wingu is a specialist carrier –natural data center operator focussing on the East African region and provides international and local customers with cost –effective commercial colocation solutions and accesses to grow and dynamic ecosystem.
BY MESERET BEHAILU
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 2024
