"Cabo Verde Digital is an arm of Cape Verde’s Ministry of Digital Economy.
As a digital entrepreneurship capacity-building program we focus on tech skills, entrepreneurial spirit, think critically and creatively. We are committed to empowering our youths to become the best version of themselves with the tools they need to create an impact in their communities and in the world.
We connect learners to our network and a supportive community.
We rely on the knowledge economy and tech innovation due to our lack of natural resources and aim to support Africa’s growing tech scene and beyond with this mindset.
Cabo Verde Digital began in 2019 with extensive public sector support and engagement with our robust partner ecosystem. We have impacted thousands of youth since our inception. One of our programs, Kode Verde, enables young changemakers without tech skills to learn full-stack development and other emerging technologies. This has taught us the transformative power of empowering youth via technology. We also have a three-month pre-incubation program that focuses on startup creation providing financial support and mentoring."

http://digital.cv/

• Cape Verde (Republic of)

• Youth
• Women
• People with disabilities
• The unemployed
• The poor

Any SIDS that aims to foster digital development can follow the same strategy

"As a small island state with minimal natural resources, our power lies in advancing our knowledge economy. We have an incredible opportunity and joint responsibility to democratize access to the knowledge economy, and Cabo Verde Digital’s vision is to make this vision reality."

"Everything we do here at Cabo Verde Digital is focused on creating an impact on people’s life. We offer a variety of tools that our youth can use to positively impact our society, through innovation and technology. We offer direct access to an extensive list of mentors (world-class professionals and Cape-verdean diaspora), available and ready to help our youth to grow. We maintain a rich partner ecosystem, both, at the national and international levels, including the Unicorn Factory, a state-funded startup initiative in Portugal focused on tech entrepreneurship and startup acceleration. We also bring our Portugal National Innovation Agency collaboration which fosters real-time connections between R&D/academia and business. Lastly, we bring our Skills Hustle relationship via its CEO, Dr. Melissa Sassi, who has significant experience with EQUALS and ITU. She has spoken at many IGFs, and her doctoral thesis focused on the digital inclusion of underserved communities and its tie to solving the SDGs"