The agreement is for the implementation of “super cluster servers” as part of plans to roll our Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS).
The measures are first going to be implemented across 18 cities across the country.
To this end, the Ministry of Agriculture has affirmed that it will be implementing measures to increase dairy production in the country by over twofold over the coming decade.
The data center is slated to begin operations as early as September of this year.
Initiatives like the SGCI and the entrance of companies like wingu.africa and others into the Ethiopian market are expected to have positive effects on data development.
WIngu.africa broke ground for its hyperscale data center in Addis Ababa this month and WebSprix became the first global purchaser of the CISCO 8000 in December.
The firm intends on first tackling Ethiopia's cyber-security and related concerns before aiming for tech dominance by 2030.
Wingu.africa has been operating across the continent for 10 years and developed and operates some of the most connected centers in Africa.