The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa conducted its latest hackathon: “Digital Solutions to Elections-related Technology.” This was the seventh hackathon conducted by the U.S. Embassy in a series of twelve under its Ethiopia Hacks! program. Ethiopia Hacks! is conducted in partnership with the Google Developers Group (GDG) and the Centre for Accelerated Women’s Economic Empowerment ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 17 December, 2019 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: innovation, technology
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa conducted its latest hackathon on the topic – “A digital solution for individuals to electronically verify their voter registration information.” This was the sixth hackathon conducted by the U.S. Embassy in a series of twelve under its Ethiopia Hacks! Program. Ethiopia Hacks! is conducted in partnership with the Google ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 15 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: election, innovation, technology
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa launched the second in a series of 12 hackathons under its Ethiopia Hacks! Program. The theme of the second hackathon, held at the American Center in Addis Ababa, was “digital identification”, where participants explored out technology could be used to register and correctly identify refugees and Internally Displaced People ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 11 February, 2019 | Topics: American Spaces, Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: hackathon, technology
Solve IT! is a nationwide innovation competition sponsored by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in collaboration with Humantiy+ and ICog Labs.
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By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 25 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: innovation, technology, youth empowerment
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa wrapped up its SolveIT! competition with a public showcase of 31 innovative technology projects on September 22, 2018. SolveIt! is a national innovation competition launched by the U.S. Embassy in collaboration with U.S.-based NGO Humanity plus (H+) and iCog Labs and an Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence (AI) company. The SolveIT! ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 24 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Economic Issues, Education, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: innovation, technology, youth empowerment
Michael Raynor U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia at Solve IT! National Competition Mosaic Hotel, Addis Ababa September 22, 2018 (As prepared for delivery) Her Excellency, Ms. Efra Ali, State Minister for Science and Technology. Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues. Thank you very much for being here this afternoon, as we celebrate the fantastic results of an ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 24 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Exclude, News, Science & Tech, Speeches | Tags: innovation, technology, youth empowerment
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa is sponsoring a nationwide innovation competition, “Solve IT!” for Ethiopian youth. “Solve IT!” promotes STEAM, entrepreneurship and encourages a new generation of young Ethiopians to solve problems in their communities using technology, software and hardware. The competition is implemented by the U.S. Embassy in collaboration with partners iCog Labs ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 24 January, 2018 | Topics: Exclude, News, Press Releases | Tags: STEAM, technology
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 6, 2018: Google Developers Group (GDG), held the first ever Developers’ Festival, dubbed DevFest-Addis, on January 6, 2018 in Addis Ababa at the U.S. Embassy American Center. Developers’ Festivals (DevFests) are large, community-run developer events that take place around the globe focused on community building and learning about Google’s technologies. The ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 8 January, 2018 | Topics: American Spaces, News, Press Releases | Tags: digital, technology
