February 27, 2019, Rome – Embassy of Zimbabwe

OPENET was invited to the Zimbabwean Embassy in Rome to present SATCOM applications developed in African countries, with a focus on remote areas. During the meeting, Openet also presented its Business Accelerator program. SPARKme launched in both Matera and Nairobi, highlighting the opportunities to pilot these activities in Zimbabwe as well.
Furthermore, the importance of doing was underlined.”azioni di capacity building\” towards local populations and suggesting that they consider the opportunity to train local professionals, managers and entrepreneurs through direct participation in the Master in Space Economy that we will launch within the year in partnership with UNIBAS.
The next step will be to organize our mission to Zimbabwe for direct discussions with local authorities. Indeed, the Permanent Secretary, Professor Tagwira, has committed to mobilizing all the various authorities and leading organizations in the fields of ICT/TLC, Education, Business, Public Administration, Women's Affairs, and other relevant sectors in preparation for our working visit.