ITU’s DTC partner in Côte d’Ivoire is the Ecole Multinationale Supérieure des Postes (EMSP) based in Abidjan, which is mandated to deliver training in postal and financial services, as well as continuing education in digital transformation, mobile applications and digital marketing. EMSP manages one training centre in the capital, but the institution counts on multiple partnerships with educational and IT institutions allowing them to deliver training across the country.

EMSP joined the Initiative in January 2020. It focuses on targeting youth, teachers, trainers, start-ups, SMEs, people in rural communities, as well as policymakers, executives and senior managers. The pilot phase of the ‘JEAN’ project was also launched, aimed at equipping youth with digital skills through a volunteering programme in the community of Azaguié.