Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy Boosts Global Competitiveness: Ministry

Addis Ababa, August 8, 2025 (ENA) – The Ministry of Innovation and Technology announced today that the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy has achieved fundamental success, significantly boosting the country's competitiveness in the global digital economy.

The Ministry emphasized that the Future Tech-2025 Expo, a key initiative to advance the country's digital economy, will be held at the New International Convention Center in November.

This announcement was made during a press conference with the Ethiopian ICT Park, where officials also highlighted other major projects, including the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy, the 5 million Ethio-Coders Initiative, and new investment opportunities in technology and innovation.

Muluken Kere, State Minister Innovation and Technology, stated that the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy has successfully enhanced Ethiopia's competitiveness in the global digital economy.

 

He also revealed that the Future Tech-2025 Expo, which will take place from November 28 to 30, 2025, at the New International Convention Center, is expected to significantly contribute to sustaining this progress.

He urged technologically skilled Ethiopians, as well as private and public companies, to actively participate in the expo, noting that collective participation is vital for building a robust digital economy.

Henok Ahmed, Ethiopian ICT Park CEO, on his part stated that the Future Technology Expo will showcase achievements under the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy.

 

He explained that the strategy focuses on emphasizing technology development products and services from both the public and private sectors, adding that the expo will play a crucial role in advancing the upcoming Digital Ethiopia 2030 Strategy and will serve as a platform to promote ongoing projects at the ICT Park.

Concurring with this, Innovation and Technology Senior Advisor Abiot Bayu emphasized that the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy has already made remarkable strides in enhancing Ethiopia's digital economy competitiveness.

The advisor noted significant progress in several key areas, including digital skills development, digital finance, digital identification, government services, and online commerce, as well as the initiative to train 5 million Coders.

He stated that modern frameworks like the Startup Proclamation are now being implemented to build on the successes of the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy, which has already laid a solid foundation for enhancing the country’s competitiveness in the global digital economy.

Adding to this, Redwan Abdi, CEO of the Research Centre for Innovation Development and Cooperation, said the upcoming expo will strengthen public-private partnerships in technology development.

 

He emphasized that the event will focus on investment and diplomacy, skills and innovation, policy development, partnerships, and expanding foreign direct investment in Ethiopia, to involve some 1,000 international companies.

It has been confirmed that senior government officials, members of the diplomatic community, technology development partners, and various development companies will participate.