The Angolan Government will invest in technologies related to digital television, the virtual school and the Angolan satellite, according to the Minister of Social Action, Family and Women's Promotion, Ana do Sacramento Neto.
The official who was speaking at the plenary session of the XNUMXth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, taking place in New York, said that Angola will invest in a society of technological innovation, thus accompanying development in the area of new technologies.
Ana do Sacramento Neto stressed that the commitment also translates into the implementation of projects for the rehabilitation of telecommunications infrastructures, rural communications, Angola Online and technologies, to guarantee the creation of a safe digital environment.
"Within the scope of the innovation and technological change plan, the Angolan Government implemented the program to promote innovation and technology transfer, which integrates start-up innovation projects“, said the Minister.
He also highlighted the incubation program and the creation of business incubators in some higher education institutions, involving the participation of women.
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Ana do Sacramento Neto added that the Angolan satellite, called ANGOSAT-2, whose operationalization has the participation of women, has been generating excellent opportunities in space matters.
He clarified that in the Higher Education subsystem and the development of scientific research, programs and projects have been implemented to promote gender equity and women's empowerment.
As a result, he highlighted that the access of women and girls to new information technologies and digital education has increased in terms of Engineering and Computer Science courses.
"Our Government looks with concern at the women and girls who live in rural areas, because they do not keep up with social dynamics at the same pace as those in urban areas.”, he clarified.
