Advising the World Bank on its ‘Digital Moonshot Africa Initiative’
Washington, US:
World Bank Group kick-starts digital transformation across Africa! Working for BLUETOWN, Louise Kjaer has been invited to form part of the ‘Digital Moonshot Africa Initiative’ Consultation Group.
Working for BLUETOWN, Louise Kjaer has been invited to form part of Consultation Group to advise the World Bank on its ‘Digital Moonshot Africa Initiative’. The objective is to double broadband connectivity by 2021 and reach full coverage by 2030.
By the Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund the resulting report “Connecting Africa Through Broadband: A Roadmap for Inclusive Growth” was launched in Washington DC.
The expected investment is 100 billion USD over the next 10 years. Achieving the Digital Moonshot means having every African citizen, business and government being digitally enabled by 2030. The initiative is going to be vital, not least in terms of job opportunities for the youth.
“The fact that a Danish company is part of ‘Moonshot’ shows that Denmark and our innovative companies are at the front when it concerns development and promotion of the SDGs,” says Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs. The new role positions BLUETOWN as a global expert within internet connectivity in rural areas.