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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Over 2,800 young women have graduated from the Covid-19 and Digital employability programme by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB). In partnership with namely the African Centre for Women, Information, and Communications Technology (ACWICT) the women were equipped with key skills to help in job creation in the digital space today.<\/p>\n

Speaking during the graduation ceremony on Thursday at Afralti Grounds, Sports and the Arts PS Jonathan Mueke congratulated the women for the successful completion of the programme.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also take this early opportunity to commend the UK Government through its Digital Access Programme for the kind gesture of funding the programme,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mueke said the programme, which incorporated the digital creative space, was in line with the Ministry of Youths, Sports and the Arts\u2019 plan for Kenyan Creatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe identification of the creative economy as a key driver of the economy is not misplaced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Global research indicates that the creative economy contributes more than 6.1 per cent to the global gross domestic product (GDP), averaging between 2 per cent and 7 per cent of national GDPs around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to UN estimates, the creative industries generate annual revenues of over two trillion US dollars and account for nearly 50 million jobs worldwide,\u201d Mueke said.<\/p>\n

Kenya National Bureau of Statistic\u2019s 2019 Economic Survey showed that the Kenyan film industry directly employed 129,824 people in 2019 or about 4.5 per cent of the country\u2019s total employed workforce.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the same period, the Kenyan film and audiovisual sector contributed an estimated Sh14.07 billion to the country\u2019s GDP,\u201d he said. He noted with pride that over 54 per cent of mobile telephone users in the country have access to smartphones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to encourage today\u2019s graduands, particularly those in the creative space, to leverage on this opportunity to generate wealth as well as create more jobs in the digital space,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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