{"id":1441,"date":"2025-09-12T12:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:15:50","slug":"ethiopia-accelerates-strategic-initiatives-to-secure-a-digital-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/2025\/09\/12\/ethiopia-accelerates-strategic-initiatives-to-secure-a-digital-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Accelerates Strategic Initiatives to Secure a Digital Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pagume 5, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ethiopia commemorates the 5th Pagume, known as the \u2018Day of Tomorrow,\u2019 under the theme \u201cEnsuring Ethiopia\u2019s Digital Transformation.\u201d The occasion highlights the nation\u2019s bold progress toward a digitally empowered and inclusive society.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The celebration emphasizes Ethiopia\u2019s dedication to creating a future-oriented nation through various initiatives, including renewable energy projects, the development of smart cities, and cutting-edge technological advancements. Having achieved its Digital Ethiopia 2025 goals, the country is now embarking on a new strategic phase focused on expanding its National Identity Service, which already serves over 23 million citizens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Digital inclusion is being driven forward by programs like \u20185 Million Coders\u2019 and significant investments in digital marketing within the financial sector. Ethiopia\u2019s robust renewable energy infrastructure has attracted international data mining companies, while mobile subscriptions have now surpassed 85.4 million, with internet users exceeding 28.6 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Efforts in cybersecurity are making notable progress, supported by the continent\u2019s first Institute of Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, agricultural research centers are innovating to promote food sovereignty and resilience against climate change and conflicts. <\/strong><strong>Ethiopia\u2019s digital journey is more than technological advancement; it represents a historic effort to lay the groundwork for a prosperous, equitable future across all sectors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pagume 5, 2017 Ethiopia commemorates the 5th Pagume, known as the \u2018Day of Tomorrow,\u2019 under the theme \u201cEnsuring Ethiopia\u2019s Digital Transformation.\u201d The occasion highlights the nation\u2019s bold progress toward a digitally empowered and inclusive society. The celebration emphasizes Ethiopia\u2019s dedication to creating a future-oriented nation through various initiatives, including renewable energy projects, the development of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1441"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1442,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1441\/revisions\/1442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}