SACF ICT You Forum launched

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SACF ICT Youth Forum launched --

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:20

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On 15 October the South African Communications Forum (SACF) launched the SACF ICT Youth Forum, which seeks to identify, develop and mentor the next wave of ICT industry leaders. This launch, which took place at Vodaworld in Johannesburg, serves as the first step towards developing the youth in the ICT Development Framework and implementation programmes.

The ICT Youth Forum will discuss and chart a way forward for the meaningful participation of youth in the information and communication technology industry.

Said SACF CEO Loren Kabosha: The launch of the ICT Youth Forum comes during a time of great change across the ICT industry, which can only benefit from this youth leadership initiative. Youth are the now and the future of the ICT industry.

The SACF ICT Youth Forum will dedicate itself to: nurturing upcoming ICT entrepreneurs and providing a link to the industry; developing and implementing mentorship programmes for youth in the sector to enable penetration and growth; developing a platform for ICT sector youth to engage on common issues and provide solutions; and engaging with the sector and providing leadership on issues facing youth.

Although the youth of South Africa are perceived to be the country s greatest asset, they also represent a group with serious vulnerabilities. President Nelson Mandela said at the opening of the 7th World Telecommunications Exhibition and Forum on 3 October 1995: I would emphasise the importance of young people to the information revolution. Many of us here today spent much of one lives without access to telecommunications or information services. But our children will. They are our greatest assets and it is our responsibility to give them the skills and insight to build the information societies of the future.

The SACF ICT Youth Forum will mobilise young people s potential and energy through mentorship, and by providing training in entrepreneurial skills in information and communications technologies, in order to enable them to take the lead in the ICT sector.

SACF is a non-profit industry association with members from across the full scope of the ICT sector. It brings together the public sector, private sector and civil society organisations with a goal of building partnerships to bridge the digital divide and create an Information Society in South Africa.

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