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NEC partners with Senegal and Japan-based firms to boost digital skills through vocational training
NEC Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Senegalese government, the Senegal-Japan Vocational Training Centre( CFPT-SJ), the Japan International Cooperation Agency( JICA) and four Japan-based companies to strengthen vocational training in Senegal, with a strong focus on digital technology.
Under the memorandum, NEC, Toyota Tsusho, Daikin, Toda Construction and Yamaha will provide training programmes to
CFPT-SJ to help develop highly skilled industrial human resources. NEC will focus on digital solutions aimed at improving crop productivity, enhancing farming practices and advancing universal health coverage, aligning with Senegal’ s development goals and Japan’ s Country Assistance Policy.
Established in 1984 with JICA support, CFPT-SJ has become a regional hub for technical training. As Senegal seeks to expand its Digital Transformation, demand is growing for more sophisticated digital and industrial skills.
The collaboration sets out clear roles: the Senegalese government will support CFPT-SJ, JICA will co-ordinate between Japan and Senegal and the five companies will design and deliver programmes in their areas of expertise.
Signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Cooperation at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development
Through this initiative, NEC aims to deepen the understanding of digital technologies, while reinforcing its partnership with JICA to roll out solutions in agriculture and healthcare across Africa. The project highlights how global partnerships can accelerate digital skills development and prepare workforces for the region’ s economic future.
Mindware and VMware to power Egypt’ s Digital Transformation drive
Mindware, a leading value-added distributor( VAD) in the
Middle East and Africa, is proud to announce its appointment as an official distributor for VMware, a Broadcom company, in Egypt. This new alliance is poised to bring VMware’ s globally renowned cloud infrastructure and virtualisation technologies to a rapidly evolving Egyptian market, unlocking unprecedented opportunities for Digital Transformation.
This announcement comes on the heels of Mindware’ s appointment in March this year as VMware’ s distributor covering Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. With the addition of Egypt, Mindware significantly expands its VMware footprint across the Levant and North Africa, reinforcing its role as a key regional partner for VMware and consolidating its leadership in delivering nextgeneration IT solutions across the broader Middle East region. integrating VMware into our distribution portfolio, we are helping Egyptian enterprises build agile, secure and future-ready digital infrastructures.”
Amr Salah ElDin, Regional Director, North Africa, Levant & Egypt at VMware, said:“ As Egypt accelerates its move toward cloud-first, digitally empowered operations, we are confident that Mindware’ s market reach and channel expertise will play a crucial role in helping organisations unlock the full value of VMware’ s solutions.”
Mindware will now deliver VMware’ s comprehensive suite of technologies to enterprises and public sector institutions throughout Egypt.
Toni Azzi, Vice President, Africa, Qatar & Levant at Mindware, said:“ Egypt is at the forefront of Digital Transformation, led by ambitious national strategies and a vibrant private sector. By
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