Ibihe by'Ingenzi by'Umunsi ufungura #TAS2019

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02:03 - Now, ladies and gentlemen, we all know that

02:05 the Transform Africa Summit is a true expression

02:10 of what is possible when global and regional leaders

02:14 from government, from business,

02:16 from international organizations come together

02:19 with the deliberate intent to collaborate

02:23 around finding new ways of shaping,

02:26 new ways of accelerating, and new ways of sustaining

02:30 Africa's ongoing digital revolution.

02:34 - This year's summit is held under the theme

02:37 Boosting Africa Digital Economy.

02:39 - With that said, the time for action is now.

02:43 Africa has the opportunity to harness the digital economy

02:47 as a driver for growth and innovation.

02:51 To become tomorrow's innovators, business leaders,

02:55 and entrepreneurs, Africa's youth needs to be empowered

02:59 with digital skills and access to technology and markets

03:04 that are essential in an increasingly

03:06 digitalized global economy.

03:09 As governments, we need to find more quick and effective

03:13 means of delivering services closer to our citizens

03:16 and interacting with our citizens.

03:19 On the other hand, for the businesses,

03:21 you need to utilize the digitally enabled business models

03:24 that we have here today present to connect

03:27 to the hundreds of millions of our customers

03:30 that have been previously out of reach.

03:32 - Excellency, distinguished guests, finally,

03:35 I want to commend and thank the chairman

03:38 of Smart Africa Board, His Excellency President Paul Kagame,

03:42 and distinguished board members for their leadership

03:45 and commitment to advancing the work of the alliance.

03:50 Murakuzi.

03:51 - Thank you very much. - Thank you.

03:52 (audience applauding)

03:54 She is a citizen of Saudi Arabia

03:57 and a United Nations Development Program

04:01 first ever innovation champion.

04:04 She has the ability to see.

04:08 She has the ability to follow faces.

04:12 She has the ability to sustain eye contact.

04:16 And she has the ability to recognize individuals.

04:20 She can also process speech and have conversations

04:25 using natural language subsystems.

04:28 And she can also walk.

04:31 - Thank you.

04:32 I am really excited to be here in Kigali

04:34 at the Transform Africa Summit.

04:37 Right here in Rwanda, you have cashless payments

04:40 for public transportation, ride hailing apps

04:43 with a focus on safety, and an online platform

04:46 that allows people to easily access government services.

04:49 Thank you everyone.

04:51 - Africa is you and me.

04:56 - Africa is you and me.

04:57 - Africa is today and tomorrow.

05:02 - Africa is today and tomorrow.

05:05 - Africa is now.

05:08 - Africa is now.

05:09 ♪ Feels good to be in Africa ♪

05:16 (audience cheering)

05:19 - Hey!

05:20 ♪ Africa is a boy aspiring to be a man ♪

05:25 ♪ A man defending his home ♪

05:28 ♪ Yeah ♪

05:29 ♪ Africa is you and me ♪

05:31 ♪ Africa is today and tomorrow ♪

05:34 ♪ We love you Africa ♪

05:35 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

05:37 (singing in foreign language)

05:40 ♪ Africa, Africa ♪

05:44 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

05:44 ♪ Feels good to be in Africa ♪

05:46 ♪ Feels good to be in Africa ♪

05:48 ♪ Feels good to be in Africa ♪

05:50 ♪ Feels good to be in Africa ♪

05:52 ♪ Feels good to be in Africa ♪

05:54 ♪ Feels good to be in Africa ♪

05:56 ♪ Feels good to be in Africa ♪

05:58 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

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06:08 - I want to commend Smart Africa

06:32 for organizing the Transform Africa Summit

06:36 and bringing together an impressive range

06:43 of partners, innovators, and policy makers.

06:48 The participation of so many of Africa's ICT ministers

06:54 is particularly significant.

06:59 We are in the era of the digital economy.

07:03 Remaining behind is not an option anymore for Africa.

07:08 Economic transformation and prosperity

07:15 require mastery of technology.

07:18 Now is the time to build the necessary infrastructure

07:24 and skills in Africa.

07:26 Digital transformation does not mean

07:30 neglecting traditional manufacturing.

07:32 Africa must be competitive in both.

07:39 We are innovators and thinkers.

07:43 We have our own products to sell, or we should have.

07:48 We have our own stories to tell.

07:54 (audience applauding)

07:56 Allow me to close with a happy announcement

08:00 that our next host

08:06 for the sixth Transform Africa Summit

08:12 in 2020 will be the Republic of Guinea.

08:19 (audience applauding)

08:24 We thank the President also,

08:27 His Excellency President Alfa Conde

08:33 for his strong support for Smart Africa.

08:38 (audience applauding)

08:42 I welcome you once again.

08:47 I wish you a happy stay in our country.

08:52 I wish you a happy stay in our country

08:57 and good deliberations.

09:00 I thank you for your kind attention.

09:03 (audience applauding)

09:06 - I think the first thing I want to do

09:07 is to express gratitude to you, Your Excellency,

09:11 President Paul Kagame, the people of Rwanda

09:14 for the warm welcome that we have all received

09:17 here in Kigali.

09:21 We are on a cusp now of a major transformation.

09:25 Unlike the rest of the world,

09:27 we have a young, vibrant, innovative population

09:32 that is brimming with immense potential.

09:34 And we are the new frontier for trade and investment

09:39 with estimates indicating that by 2025,

09:42 business opportunities in Africa

09:44 will be approximately 5.6 trillion US dollars.

09:49 But more importantly, we have evolved platforms

09:53 for driving this collective destiny of our prosperity.

09:57 Our regional economic blocks,

10:01 initiatives such as Smart Africa,

10:05 that are all out there to harness the social

10:07 and economic potential of this great continent.

10:11 And digital technologies bring out great opportunities,

10:17 but we must never forget

10:18 that they also introduce new threats.

10:20 On a continent full of young people,

10:23 we must work together to ensure that technology

10:27 is not used as an enabler for social vices,

10:31 or as a tool to widen all divisions

10:35 that have unfortunately characterized the African narrative,

10:38 such as ethnicity, social class, religion, race,

10:42 amongst other things.

10:44 Instead, access to technology at its most basic level

10:49 must be the bulwark for solving problems

10:52 with new perspectives,

10:54 for creating exciting opportunities

10:56 that empower our youth to determine their future,

11:00 a future that guarantees equality and prosperity for all.

11:05 Your excellencies, therefore,

11:09 the blueprint that we launched today

11:11 is also mindful of other continental aspirations,

11:15 such as the Continental Free Trade Agreement,

11:18 which facilitate the creation of a common digital market.

11:22 And I continue to join you and others to encourage Africa

11:27 to work together towards this end.

11:29 To achieve this goal, however,

11:31 we need to harmonize standards

11:34 and to achieve interoperability in our digital platforms.

11:40 We in Kenya stand ready to partner with all of you

11:44 to share our experiences, learn from each other,

11:47 and to work together in our journey

11:49 towards digital and economic transformation on our continent.

11:53 Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,

11:56 in conclusion, I take this opportunity once again

12:00 to record my appreciation of the time

12:04 the members of the working group

12:07 have invested in developing this quality blueprint.

12:12 And this blueprint should be our guide

12:15 in building a prosperous Africa that we all desire.

12:19 Working together towards a digitally ready, smart Africa

12:24 is the right strategy to elevate the quality of our life

12:28 for all Africans and for meaningfully integrating Africa

12:33 to the globalized economy.

12:36 Thank you and God bless you.

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