Africa digital media students have been urged to study hard so as to acquire skills that will help them transform the country’s digital media industry.
The Ministry for Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, who was on Monday presenting to the students and the school partners the award Rwanda won from the International Telecommunication Union, lauded Africa Digital Multimedia Academy (ADMA) for its outstanding effort in implementing the initiatives that seek to harness the ICT development.
The minister said digital media production is still at a minimal level in Rwanda challenging the students to play a major role in improving it by developing skills to help Rwandans get better digital content.
“You are lucky to have access to this cutting-edge technology. You should not wait for government to give you jobs; you should instead create jobs for others because this industry still has many untapped opportunities and the skills you are getting here will help you compete even at the international level,” he said.
The State Minister in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Albert Nsengiyumva, emphasised that given the investment that the government put in this project, it will be a shame if students graduate and wait for government employment.