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The 11th Innovation Africa Digital Summit opens yesterday March 19, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This years event has drawn participants from diverse fields including, ministers, policy makers, regulators, service providers, end users, finance companies and international agencies, among others.

The Summit is convened to discuss the need to create sustainable national and international growth and development of the African Telecoms and information communication technology ecosystem.The theme of the summit is “National Broadband Strategies and Agendas: Acceleration and Alignment”.

A Memorandum of Understanding on input sales system implementation was signed between Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) and Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Ministry of Agriculture, Amhara Credit and Saving Institution, Amhara Cooperative Promotion Agency and Amhara Agriculture Bureau.

The Institute of Ethiopian Standards (IES) has called on all products subject to mandatory standards to display the national standard mark, reinforcing quality assurance and consumer protection efforts.

The Institute of Ethiopian Standards (IES) has began work to implement a new system that allows manufacturers to purchase essential standards electronically. This shift from a physical to an online platform streamlines access to standards, potentially expediting the production process for Ethiopian manufacturers.

The Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute (ETDI) announced it is preparing to supply up to 100,000 trained personnel by the coming year.