Digipreneur: 3 Days Wikipedia & Wiktionary Training for Anambra state Residents 2018


In line with the vision of Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra State to raise the pool of young entrepreneurs that would dictate the pace in the digital world, the Digipreneur Hub is organising a 3-days Wikipedia and Wiktionary Training for 100 persons in the State in partnership with Igbo Wikimedia, a Wikimedia Foundation User Group.

Igbo Wikimedia User Group is a group of Wikimedians committed to leveraging on the huge number of Igbo speakers to ensure that Content Production and Consumption in the various Igbo Language Platforms of Wikimedia is given a front row focus.

Just recently, UNESCO predicted that, Igbo Language and Culture is among the endangered tribal languages which will go extinct by 2025 if nothing is done to check their fast declining use.

Thus, this partnership with Igbo Wikimedia will not only create thousands of jobs for ndi Anambra but will also ensure that every aspect of the Igbo Language and Culture is promoted, documented and given front row focus as well as fasten the exposure of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Potential of Anambra State to the World.

This training will expose participants to quality career paths and wealth creating opportunities in the cyberspace starting with the various Wikimedia Projects related to Igbo Language and Culture. It will also lead to the Creation of Igbo Wikimedians User Group, Anambra State Hub.

Furthermore, the training is meant for persons who can speak and write in Igbo Language and participants are expected to come with their Internet Enabled Devices; Laptops, Smart phones or Tablets.

ONLY THE FIRST 100 PERSONS WILL BE ADMITTED!

Recall that since the creation of the Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy, Anambra State Government through similar partnerships with Facebook, TechEconomy, DigitalPR-Wire, Stanel World among others has got over 2600 ndi Anambra trained on Digital Entrepreneurship.
Training starts today been woth October with.
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