BIH Launches Online Platform

Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has launched a free comprehensive online platform ‘IBM Digital-Nation Africa Programme, D-NA’ aimed at empowering African youth with skills and tools that helps in designing and development of innovative digital solutions.

The launch attracted more than 50 entrepreneurs, start-ups, developers and officials who were introduced to IBM’s free, self-paced learning platform that sparks innovation.

The D–NA platform offers the citizens of Botswana a free online learning platform, which allows users gain IBM Digital Badges to validate their knowledge and skills. According to BIH, their mandate is to support innovation and entrepreneurship development within Botswana and the D–NA platform aligns with their objective. “We are excited to have partnered with IBM for the benefit of our innovators and entrepreneurs, enabling them to tap into IBM’s cloud platform services and drive business growth that’s founded on innovative digital solutions.”

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