NewsENA EnglishDedicated Youth Researchers Crucial to Ethiopia’s Technological Aspiration, Says DPM
Addis Ababa, June 20, 2026 (ENA)__ Ethiopia’s technological aspiration can be achieved through youth science and technology researchers’ passion, dedication, and creativity, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said today. Speaking during the graduation ceremony of 1,387 graduate and post-graduate students from Adama Science and Technology University, the DPM stressed that the graduates should lead the country's digital transformation and development journey. Noting the evolution of education from traditional to online learning and artificial intelligence, he said the present generation is a product of this era of rapid change. DPM Temesgen stressed the need for producing patriotic young professionals who can generate knowledge, develop technology and build industry to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the goals set by Ethiopia. The government is working diligently to build a competent and productive workforce, designing enabling educational policy, he added. Institutions such as the Adama Science and Technology University play a crucial role in building the generation with knowledge, skills and ethics, the deputy premier stated. The past generation had made what they could; and the fate of the future Ethiopia rests upon your shoulders, DPM Temesgen underscored. Today's graduates can significantly contribute to the effort to make Ethiopia great and prosperous through dedicated research and innovation, according to the deputy premier. Ethiopia needs technology innovators, visionary researchers, and entrepreneurs who can solve the problems of the country and the world, especially at this time when the Digital Ethiopia 2030 strategy is being implemented, he emphasized. DPM Temesgen said the government motivates science and technology professionals and graduates by providing job opportunities and encouraging entrepreneurs and researchers through policy and legal framework. Expansion of digital ID, digital one-stop service center (MESOB), digital financial systems, and artificial intelligence showcase the government’s capacity and the attention given to the sector, he concluded.
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