Africa digital economy forum announces awareness month

The Africa Digital Economy Forum has announced the first-ever Digital Economy Awareness Month (DEAM). 

The novel Digital Economy Awareness Month (DEAM) slated for the month of November, has as its theme: ‘Digital Economy The New Norm’. 

The month long event is an initiative aimed at deepening digitization advocacy and its benefits to the global economy while also encouraging early understanding and participation among youth.

It is also about sharing stories about how digital technology is changing our lifestyle, businesses and family togetherness, it is to encourage and embrace the use of technologies for fairer and a better future.

The need for organizations to leverage the new wave of digitization and its opportunities has birthed Digital economy month which will be held annually every November.

The CEO & Co-founder of the Africa Digital Economy Forum Mr Akin Naphtal called for some aggressive moves from the youth in taking advantage of digitization. He also urged stakeholders across the world to invest in the country’s youth through digitalization programmes and effective policy.