UN on Thursday promised to support the Ethiopian government’s efforts through strategic planning and expertise, mainly in the financial and digitalisation endeavours. The queen currently in Ethiopia for a three-day visit aimed at promoting access to financial services to the country. The queen envisaged to promote digital applications in Ethiopia’s financial services and the development of digital national identification (ID) system. Similarly, the gender digital divide remains largest in Africa, especially in the low income countries, Fatou Lo, UN Women Representative in Rwanda on Thursday said. According to her, to bridge the gender digital divide gap in Africa, girls and young women need equal access to technology and digital training.

Source: Ethiopian News May 16, 2019 17:37 UTC