{"id":367,"date":"2021-02-23T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/?p=367"},"modified":"2021-02-23T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:26:00","slug":"la-fondation-dassault-systemes-supports-launch-of-innotechlab-in-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/la-fondation-dassault-systemes-supports-launch-of-innotechlab-in-cameroon\/","title":{"rendered":"La Fondation Dassault Syst\u00e8mes Supports Launch of InnoTechLab in Cameroon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Skilled volunteers from Dassault Syst\u00e8mes will share their knowledge of digital technologies to help train a new generation of African engineers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE\/AETOSWire)&#8211; <strong>La Fondation Dassault Syst\u00e8mes, a foundation dedicated to transforming the future of education and research with the learning and discovery capabilities of 3D technology and virtual universes, today announced it supported the nonprofit Digital Transformation Alliance on the creation and launch of InnoTechLab, the first high-tech innovation center for technology, industrialization and education in Cameroon. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of InnoTechLab is to instill an inclusive and sustainable transformation of African society based on an industrial, technological and digital revolution. This can be achieved by fostering greater access to, understanding of, and experimentation with 3D digital technologies among young students, teachers, researchers, and their ecosystem.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Fondation Dassault Syst\u00e8mes supported DTA in defining and implementing the project. In addition to a grant, this support includes skilled volunteers from Dassault Syst\u00e8mes who are sharing their expertise in 3D digital technologies with teachers who will train a new generation of African engineers to meet local industrial workforce needs.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe commitment of La Fondation Dassault Syst\u00e8mes goes beyond grants. We are actively involved in transforming education and industry in Africa,\u201d said Thibault de Tersant, President, La Fondation Dassault Syst\u00e8mes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVolunteers from the Dassault Syst\u00e8mes community are eager to share their passion for 3D virtual universe technology as part of a collective effort to shape a new era of innovation, education and entrepreneurship.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investors and innovators are focused on connected health, urban planning, mobility, and smart farming because of their potential to usher in an industrial revolution in Africa. However, to make this revolution a reality, the continent lacks access to 3D technologies for experimentation, as well as educators trained in these technologies that can prepare Africa\u2019s future workforce with the skills it will need.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through four hubs, InnoTechLab will focus on training, development, incubation and acceleration of digital know-how and engineering to build problem-solving skills and jobs, develop new technologies and applications, and create a collective intelligence value chain and center of excellence in areas aligned with the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its launch in October 2020, InnoTechLab has held seminars on innovative learning tools for 60 teachers from the African Institute of Informatics and the Protestant University of Central Africa, and hosted the digital farming challenge during the \u201cDigital Transformation Experience &amp; Exhibition (DITREX) \u2013 Africa\u201d event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, InnoTechLab plans to begin student training programs, extend its capacity, capabilities and partnerships with industrial and academic organizations, and incubate the two winning groups from the challenge.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the key objectives of the DTA is to help accelerate the introduction of key cutting edge technologies in Africa that will give us opportunities to implement developing concepts more quickly,\u201d said Prof. Sama Mbang, founder, Digital Transformation Alliance. \u201cInnoTechLab will enable us to adapt technologies to a local context, define and launch educational and training programs, and support local authorities on industrialization and training strategies in health, urbanization, energy and smart agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: AETOSWire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skilled volunteers from Dassault Syst\u00e8mes will share their knowledge of digital technologies to help train a new generation of African engineers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,5],"tags":[204,206,205,203],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":369,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367\/revisions\/369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}