About | Digital Innovators Summit

Project Summary

Our Mission

The Digital Innovators Summit is a flagship initiative designed to equip Lesotho's youth with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in the digital economy. The summit directly contributes to Lesotho's National Digital Transformation Strategy 2024-2030's pillars of creating a digitally literate population, fostering innovation, and enabling participation in digital business.

Our Focus

By focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), the summit addresses key themes such as AI in healthcare, agriculture, entertainment, science, and technology, ensuring that young professionals, students, and the wider community are equipped with the essential skills needed for the future, ensuring their inclusion in Lesotho's digital transformation journey.

Background & Problem Statement

Lesotho's National Digital Transformation Strategy identifies digital literacy, economic inclusion, and innovation as key enablers of national development. However, challenges such as a lack of digital skills, underutilized technology, and the spread of misinformation impede progress.

The youth, who represent the majority of Lesotho's population, are particularly disadvantaged due to limited access to modern technologies, training, and opportunities to participate in the digital economy.

The summit aims to address these gaps by providing AI-driven tools and actionable skills to prepare young people for emerging roles in industries shaped by technology.

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Program Goals and Objectives

Over the course of this next series of summits, we aim to:

Align with the National Digital Transformation Strategy by fostering digital literacy and innovation among youth.

Equip participants with tools to combat misinformation and enhance trust in digital ecosystems.

Promote inclusion by targeting underserved populations, including women and rural youth, to ensure equitable access to digital opportunities.

Train 1,500 participants in AI applications, sentiment analysis, and blockchain integration over the series of events through hands-on workshops and expert guidance and mentorship.

Encourage trained participants to share the knowledge and skills they have acquired with their communities to decentralize knowledge dissemination.

Build professional capacity for digital content creation, media innovation, and technical competence, creating a sustainable talent pipeline of capable Basotho ready to thrive in this new world of digital reliance.

Establish networks of empowered youth and professionals who can drive digital transformation at the community level.

Foster adoption of AI into fields of production such as agriculture, finance, and healthcare.

Provide networking and exposure for the youth to industry experts, creating opportunities for internships, employment, and collaboration.

Estimates and Projections

We aim to employ a Train-The-Trainer model approach in our project and train 1500 people across different educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. This approach could position us to possibly reach well over 3 times our initial audience.

We project that we could reach 5000 people over the year to follow after the second series of summits, a number we intend to monitor through surveys.

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

Participant Feedback: Surveys to assess satisfaction and perceived skill acquisition.

Engagement Metrics: Attendance numbers, diversity of participants, and social media activity.

Long-term Impact: Periodic follow-ups to evaluate how participants apply skills in professional or academic contexts, aligned with KPIs from the National Digital Transformation Strategy for digital literacy and innovation.