Luanda - The 14th Technological Innovation Fair organised by the Luanda Telecommunications Institute ITEL (FITITEL/2023) ended Saturday with a record of 4,500 visitors who, in three days, visited the exhibition of 40 projects made by former students of that high school.
According to FITITEL coordinator, Dionísio Fama, at least 10 companies of the Information and Communication Technologies sector in the Angolan market and six startups developed by former ITEL students took part in the event with more than 50 employees mobilised.
In addition to the exhibition of innovative projects, he said that the event also served to share knowledge, with 10 mini courses being given on optical fibers, computer and mobile phone networks, graphic design, programming, among others.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the event, the secretary of State for Telecommunications and Information Technology, Pascoal Fernandes, said good initiatives were displayed at the fair, having urged ITEL's management to continue to invest in training to create talent and solutions, since most of the projects presented responded to real problems of the Angolan society.
The secretary of State said he recognises that there is the lack of sponsors integration and investments, underlining that the existing support helps students to develop their business and entrepreneurial skills to promote employment.
Fernandes said the projects presented offered promising and innovative prospects, not only for improving road safety, but to meet other needs of the national market.
Promoted by the Luanda Telecommunications Institute, with the support of the Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Social Communication (MINTTICS), the event took place from September 7 to 9, at ITEL's facilities, with more than four thousand visitors.
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