肯尼亚已在当地组装了超过 200 万部智能手机 - ICT PS Tanui

信息通信技术部报告称，肯尼亚已组装超过 200 万部智能手机。 ICT 首席秘书 John Tanui 表示，地方议会的目的是让人们更容易获得更便宜的数字设备。

The government has reported that more than two million smartphones have been assembled in Kenya.

政府报告称，肯尼亚已组装了超过 200 万部智能手机。

ICT Principal Secretary John Tanui said the local assemblies are aimed at easing access to cheaper digital devices.

ICT 首席秘书 John Tanui 表示，地方议会的目的是让人们更容易获得更便宜的数字设备。

He said Safaricom was among the biggest in the production of locally assembled digital devices.

他表示，Safaricom 是本地组装数字设备生产领域最大的公司之一。

The PS said other digital technology manufacturers will be encouraged to set up manufacturing plants in the country, to increase production and further lower prices of devices.

PS表示，将鼓励其他数字技术制造商在该国设立制造工厂，以增加产量并进一步降低设备价格。

His remarks came in the wake of reports that the digital devices were still expensive for a majority of Kenyans.

他发表此番言论之前，有报道称数字设备对大多数肯尼亚人来说仍然昂贵。

“Safaricom and other technology companies have hitherto produced two million locally assembled smartphones,” Engineer Tanui said after the launch of Jitume Digital hubs at two Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVETs) in Uasin Gishu on Friday.

“迄今为止，Safaricom 和其他科技公司已生产了 200 万部本地组装的智能手机，”工程师 Tanui 周五在 Uasin Gishu 的两家技术职业教育和培训 (TVET) 推出 Jitume 数字中心后表示。

The Jitume Digital hubs were launched at Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI) and Kipkabus TVETs.

Jitume 数字中心在裂谷技术培训学院 (RVTTI) 和 Kipkabus TVET 推出。

“We want to make it cheaper and convenient for everyone to walk into a shop and get smartphones and other digital devices,” the PS said.

PS 表示：“我们希望让每个人都能更便宜、更方便地走进商店购买智能手机和其他数字设备。”

The ministry was told how youth were earning handsomely from digital jobs including website designs, transcription and content creation among others, with government centres offering them working spaces and internet.

该部获悉，年轻人如何从网站设计、转录和内容创作等数字工作中获得丰厚收入，政府中心为他们提供工作空间和互联网。

Youth who have already taken up online opportunities explained how they were making money through digital jobs among them foreign exchange trading.

已经接受在线机会的年轻人解释了他们如何通过数字工作（其中包括外汇交易）赚钱。

Tanui said to support digital opportunities, the laying of 100km of fibre optic cables were ongoing as the government seeks to connect all wards to faster internet.

Tanui 表示，为了支持数字机遇，政府正在铺设 100 公里的光纤电缆，以将所有行政区连接到更快的互联网。

He said more than 250 digital centres had been established to help youth find and take up digital jobs.

他表示，已经建立了 250 多个数字中心来帮助年轻人找到并从事数字工作。

“Digital centres established by NG-CDF will benefit from internet connection and are set to be equipped with devices, mainly computers. We visited one of the TVETs and one trainee is already turning his digital job into a business,” Tanui said.

“NG-CDF建立的数字中心将受益于互联网连接，并配备设备，主要是计算机。我们参观了其中一名职业技术教育培训机构，一名学员已经将他的数字工作变成了一项业务，”Tanui 说。

He added: “In the digital space, young people are now registering their companies to develop websites, software and other services. Currently, we have more digital than physical products. There are several products in the creative world.”

他补充道：“在数字领域，年轻人现在正在注册自己的公司来开发网站、软件和其他服务。目前，我们拥有的数字产品多于实体产品。创意世界中有多种产品。”

He said engagement with platforms such as Facebook has enabled creatives to earn more money.

他表示，与 Facebook 等平台的互动使创意人员能够赚更多的钱。

Ainabkoi MP Samuel Chepkong’a asked the Ministry of ICT to supply more computers to digital hubs to encourage more youth to venture into online opportunities.

Ainabkoi 议员 Samuel Chepkong'a 要求信息通信技术部向数字中心提供更多计算机，以鼓励更多年轻人尝试在线机会。

“A number of Kenyan youth are already getting paid in dollars, and digital jobs should not be ignored,” he said.

“许多肯尼亚年轻人已经获得美元报酬，数字工作不容忽视，”他说。