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NITDA 3 MILLION TECHNICAL TALENT PROGRAM

LOCATION: Nigeria

The 3MTT programme by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy will generate a pipeline of technical talent in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of creating 2 million digital jobs by 2025. Individuals and training providers across Nigeria are encouraged to apply to the first phase of the 3MTT programme.

ELIGIBILITY:

Nigerian

For the first phase, we will focus on these twelve (12) technical skills:

Software Development

UI/UX Design

Data Analysis & Visualisation

Quality Assurance

Product Management

Data Science

Animation

AI / Machine Learning

Cybersecurity

Game Development

Cloud Computing

Dev Ops

The average length of the courses being offered in this phase will be three (3) months.

The training is hybrid, meaning that it combines online and in-person components. While the majority of the training can be done remotely, there are aspects that will require in-person training.

The first phase of the programme will be executed as a fellowship model in collaboration with NITDA. We will select individuals with interest in specific skills and fund the cost of their training with training providers accepted into the programme.

In line with the Ministry’s 1%-10%-100% implementation approach, this first phase will aim to train and place 30,000 technical talents, representing 1% of our overall target.

BENEFIT:

Training cost will be covered

You will receive training in specific technical skills that will empower you to be competitive in the local and global technical talent marketplace

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TRUE STORY AWARDS

Application Deadline: Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 12 pm (noon, CEST).

LOCATION: Switzerland.

The first globally oriented journalism prize aims to set an example to motivate journalists all over the world and to strengthen them in their work. Its aim is to make reporters’ voices known beyond the borders of their home countries, and in doing so to increase the diversity of perspectives offered in the media. The True Story Award will be conferred by an independent foundation and honours reporters writing in 10 languages, who have distinguished themselves by the depth of their research, the quality of their journalism and its social relevance. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The True Story Award is open to all journalists anywhere in the world who produce written reportage. Works can be submitted in the following 10 languages:

Arabic   العربية
Chinese   中文
English   English
French   Français
German   Deutsch
Persian   فارسی
Portuguese   Português
Russian   Pусский
Spanish   Español

Works written in other languages can be submitted in three categories:

Europe
World I
World II

Texts in these categories can be entered in English (World II also in Hindi) and go directly to the jury.
Submissions in the original language must include a summary in English of at least 400 words. In this case, native-speaking readers from our network will review the original text and decide on a translation into English for evaluation by the jury.

The texts’ length should be between 3 000 and 17 000 words.

BENEFIT:

The main jury will then select the three best texts from the 36 nominees, who will be rewarded as follows:

prize: 25 000 francs.

prize: 15 000 francs. 

prize: 10 000 francs.

The award ceremony will be held as part of a festival on Friday, May 24, 2024, in Bern, Switzerland.

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