T
he new ways of trade
transactions that the
Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) are imposing on
the business environment are
such that no country can remain
indifferent. For the past three
years, all major public discourse
in the country have centred on
the need for individuals and
government partners to put
hands on deck and make the
most out of the ICTs. Thus,
the 15-17 May, 2017 gathering
of ICT experts in Yaounde is
being inscribed as a benchmark
in the Strategic Plan for the
Development of the Digital
Economy in the country.
Organised under the patronage
of the Head of State, the Yaounde Forum is not only coming
as follow up to the May 2016
International Economic Conference, “Investing in Cameroon,
Land of Attractiveness”, but
it also comes to underline the
capital role of the ICTs in the
economic value-chain in Cameroon. With a 5 per cent contribution to the GDP in Cameroon
in 2016, the target for 2020 set
by government to render the
sector more viable is considerably instructive. Apart from
a GDP of 10 per cent in 2020,
the 10,000 jobs created in 2016
are estimated to increase to
50,000 while the tax income
should be able to move from
FCFA 136 billion to FCFA 300
billion. The bustling presence
of start-ups, especially in the
university environments in Cameroon, is indicative of the fact
that the figures being elaborated
by the State are far from propaganda. An enormous human
resource-base does exist.
Inviting nearly 200 participants
at the Yaounde gathering from
across the globe, who are a
reference within the ICTs domain, further demonstrates the
ambitions of the government
to provide the Eco-system or
favourable environment for the
venture to witn...
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