Issue 2 : Facebook Marketplace Comes To Ethiopia

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This week's edition includes stories about Facebook Marketplace Coming to Ethiopia, A New Digital Economy Accelerator, Amole's Contactless Prepaid Cards, Mastercard Foundation Deepening Engagement in Ethiopia, and More stories. 

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Facebook Marketplace Comes To Ethiopia Facebook has announced the rollout of Facebook Marketplace in Ethiopia, a product on Facebook that offers a convenient destination where people can discover, buy, and sell items from others in their local communities.The Marketplace is being rolled out in Ethiopia gradually and will be available to all by the end of November this year. Read more

Seed Youth - Digital Economy AcceleratorElebat Solution and its partners launched a digital economy accelerator that equips & enables young people to take part in massive business and job opportunities in the areas of digital finance, e-commerce, telecom VAS, digital tourism, and alternative digital service delivery channel development. Elebat Solution is a company that works in accelerating & enabling the digital economy including digital financial services and e-commerce focusing on youth, SMEs, and rural households.

Documentation Authentication Agency and Registration Agency is Going Digital 

Documentation Authentication and Registration Agency (DARA) stated that it reached the final stage of making all its operations digital, entirely online.DARA, an agency that’s responsible for authentication and registration at the federal level, is the pioneer of operational digitization in the public service sphere, now disclosed that it will roll out a new scheme on processing memorandum of articles and minutes online on top of better and faster infrastructures. The digitalization of the system will also allow the integration with the banking industry. Load More

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More Government Digitization InitiativesMobile App That Verifies Drug Safety

The Ethiopian Food and Medicine Control Authority, in partnership with USAID, has launched a new mobile phone application. According to the State Minister of Health, the app helps Ethiopians recognize licensed medicines and easily verify about drug safety. Learn more.

INSA Implementing its Digital Transformation Strategy

The Ethiopian Information Network Security Agency said it has started implementing its five-year digital transformation plan. The transformational strategy is expected to bring the organization to a better place to carry its mission and filter out cyber-attacks that target megaprojects. The organization has prepared a new logo as well that signifies its mission and intent. Learn more.

Amole - Dashen Bank Launches Contactless Prepiad CardsAmole and Dashen Bank has partnered with two MIDROC technology group members, Queens Supermarket and Addis Home Depot, to launch a new e-payment gift card that is implemented through Amole (Dashen’s digital banking system).The Cards, which are contactless, has an embedded chip. The latest move is part of Dashen’s aim to contribute to Ethiopia’s journey of becoming a cashless society. Read more about this.

Mastercard Foundation Is Deepening its Engagement With Ethiopia

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology and the Mastercard Foundation announced the launch of a project that will support the development of ‘Citizens COVID-19 Response Data-Driven Health Informatics Portal’.

This platform will serve as a single unified portal to integrate and publish information on government interventions on COVID-19 at the national and regional level, and facilitate information flow to citizens on all government COVID-19 responses. Learn more.

Indian University To Set Up Business Incubation Center in Ethiopia Indiana University, with a 500,000 USD it gained from US Embassy in Addis Ababa is set to establish business incubation centers at Bahir Dar and Debre Markos Universities. 

The incubation centers to be opened under the program entitled “Partnership in Business Entrepreneurship and Leadership Transformation” (PiBELT) will serve as a model in supporting a stronger innovation ecosystem across the country according to a report from Fana. 

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