The first digital economy show in Comoros

The digital show at Retaj hotel, Moroni. credit photo: Antoisse Ezidine. 

The first digital economy show was held at the Retaj Hotel in Moroni from 15 to 17 October 2019 under the supervision of the ministry of telecommunications, information and communication technology. The event was sponsored by Comores Telecom and Telma, the two leading telecommunications companies in Comoros. Many organizations attended the show. Girls in Tech Comores is an association whose aim is to empower young girls and women in the ICT sector and help them to be politically and socially aware of the opportunities and the dangers of the digital world.  Asmine Said Ahmed, Girls in Tech president says that her NGO fights for gender equality and is open to everyone at the national and international level.

Chabane Mohamed Abdou works for ANRTIC, the governmental body in charge of the ICT regulation in the country. ‘’ Our organization has judicial, economic and technical missions in the ICT sector in Comoros. Technically speaking, we are both the manager and supervisor of all the frequencies used in the country in the aeronautic, maritime and telecommunications fields ’’ he said.   

Said Hachim said Ibrahim has just graduated from SUP’MANAGEMENT- COMORES, a school of accounting, computer management, international trade and tourism located in Moroni Coulée. He was accompanied by his classmates, Soiwami Ali and Moussa Ahamada Ali Mohamed to represent their school at the show. Said Ibrahim capstone is about ‘‘how to fight money laundering in Comoros”.  His school is a branch of the Université intercontinentale libre and SUP’MANAGEMENT group specialized in administration, engineering and tourism. The group is located in many countries in northern and southern America, Africa and Europe.

Many conferences were also held during the three days show. Ahmed Abdulatuf, PhD, is the computer engineering department head at the University of Comoros. He was holding a conference on ‘‘Training in the digital era’’.  According to Abdulatuf, knowledge is linked to the digital era in today’s world. ‘‘ As many new jobs are emerging in the digital sector such as computer engineer, developer, web designer, web master, to name but a few, businesses are to  follow the trend in order to grow. Thus, in-service training is a must,’’ he said. In order to evaluate the show for the next edition, a questionnaire sponsored by the Comorian chamber of commerce and industry was given to each visitor to fill in.    

Chami Mouzawar

Contributing writer