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The 2012 Pioneer Ethiopian Diaspora Business Person Award will be shared by Tadiwos Getachew, Founder and Chief Executive of Boston Partners and Zemedeneh Negatu, Managing Partner of Ernst and Young, Ethiopia and Head of Transaction Advisory Services for Ernst and Young LLP in East Africa.

The award organized for the second time by an Ethiopian Diaspora business and investment group will be held on the 14th of July at the Grand Hyatt Washington according to a statement released by the organizer.

Tadios and Zemedeneh are acknowledged for being inspirational role models for other Diaspora business people by being introducing innovation in their respective sectors and by taking risks in untested areas noted the statement.

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MoIT) announced that the Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy has led to a dramatic increase in internet users, surpassing 42 million from just 17 million at its launch.

The 10th ‘Annual Innovation Digital Summit’ is to be held in Addis Ababa, from the 27th to the 29th of March according to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Ethiopia.

 The summit will be attended by participants from at least 500 communication and information firms as well as service providers and country representatives said a press release from the Ministry.

It is expected that large communication and information companies will attend the summit which will include a range of issues.  

Ethiopian News Agency

During the last nine months of the Ethiopian Fiscal Year, Ethiopia has witnessed a significant increase in digital payments, with transactions exceeding Birr 1.2 trillion, according to Fitsum Aseffa, the Minister of Planning and Development. The amount transferred through digital payment in nine months has increased by 169 percent compared to the previous fiscal year.

Dire Dawa University is getting ready to build a technology institute with three billion Birr cost, according to Ethiopian News Agency.