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| Posted to the web on June 10, 2008 |
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June 10, 2008 (Gondar) - An Ethiopian entrepreneur residing in Holland is to establish personal computer (PC) assembly in Gonder City, Amhara State at a cost of 10 million Birr.
The investor, Dr. Yemane Kokebie said the assembly, which is established on the premise of the ‘Polytechnic University’, will begin production as of the second half of the coming fiscal year.
Students of the university will be assembling PC parts coming from Holland and USA, he said, the assembly will also provide maintenance services besides selling PCs and accessories to customers.
The establishment of the assembly will help to make the city become model centre of information technology in Ethiopia besides creating jobs to 150 persons, he said.
According to the owner, the assembly will reduce price of a PC in the city to some 4,000 Birr, which stands about 10,000 Birr presently.
The assembly has also plans to interconnect Mayor’s Office with sectoral offices through local area network and to computerize public services in the city.
The owner said the assembly will be working closely with a Holland-based university to establish technological research institute in the city and expand IT services in the country.
(AM)
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