Story, Louvier Kindo Tombe
The announcement was made Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in Yaounde. It was during the CAMTEL Youth Day that held on the theme “youths at the forefront of digital transformation”.
“Today we know that digital transformation is done by the youths and the start-upers are those who innovate, create, so it’s important that we take them on board and see how we can work together so that what ever they discover can be used to promote development,” says Judith Yah Sunday, General Manager of CAMTEL.
To achieve this goal, CAMTEL intends to run two major events, “BLUE TECH CHALLENGE and CAMTEL START-UP INNOVATION FORUM”.
For the BLUE TECH CHALLENGE, universities, higher institutions of learning, researchers and start-ups in the digital sector will put their know-how to test and the best will be rewarded. Digital stakeholders will have to exchange ideas and experiences both physically and online through the START-UP and INNOVATION FORUM. Both events would be held annually.
“They are meant to make technologies and Innovations available for the benefit of business development, contribute to strengthening the growth profile of startups and research systems, and make them more dynamic,” Judith Yah Sunday said in her closing statement.
CAMTEL Youth Day
The organisation of the CAMTEL Youth Day was in line with activities marking the 25th anniversary of the existence of the company.
“CAMTEL is celebrating 25 years of existence and with this celebration, we don’t just want to feast. We want to reflect and see what we have done, how far we have gone and what we can ameliorate for the next 25 years, so that we can improve on serving the Cameroon community as far as telecommunication is concerned,” says Judith Yah Sunday.
Participants discussed on youth entrepreneurship and their contribution to the structural transformation of the economy, with an agreement that Cameroonian youth are a potential to be exploited.
Another presentation was on digital technology as a strategic sector for the promotion of youth entrepreneurship in Cameroon.
The case of university research and support to start-ups was discussed, pointing our digital opportunities for the youths.
The strides of CAMTEL were saluted by the president of the Cameroon National Youth Council (CNYC), Fadimatou Iyawa.
“We thank CAMTEL for priotizing youths digital emancipation,” Fadimatou Iyawa said.
Even the scribe of IAI – Cameroon, Armand Claude Abanda was present at the CAMTEL Youth Day and did not hesitate to thank CAMTEL for “making it possible for enterprises in the country to operate normally”.
