The training and qualification of young Angolan staff in the areas of telecommunications and satellite communication, one of the pillars of the National Space Program as implemented by the National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN), was highlighted during the speech given by the Vice -President. President of the Republic, Bornito de Sousa, at the opening of the Angola Digital Forum, this Wednesday, 13, in Luanda.
“We carefully follow the training and qualification of young people in the areas of telecommunications and information technologies, security computer and satellite communication, namely within the framework of the Management Office of the National Space Program”, said the Vice-President of the Republic.
GGPEN has an ongoing staff training program to make the national space industry competitive, with young Angolans being sent to study masters and doctoral degrees at the world’s largest aerospace universities.
GGPEN is currently composed of 33 graduates , 20 masters and 5 doctors trained in universities such as ISAE-SUPAERO, France, and the George Washington University, in the USA.
It should be noted that GGPEN, in partnership with CFITEL and ISPTEC, offers courses on Maintenance and Installation of VSAT Antennas and Satellite Communication Fundamentals of Radiofrequency, Installation and Maintenance of VSAT , respectively.
The courses aim to offer an opportunity for those who wish to have theoretical-practical experience in matters related to satellite communications, such as students and teachers, or who work in the telecommunications sector, such as technicians, VSAT field engineers, support engineers , antenna installers and VSAT network operational managers, so that they can take advantage of the job opportunities arising from the launch of ANGOSAT-2.
The Angola Digital Forum is an event that aims to stimulate the creation, dissemination and application of knowledge in the area of Digital Transformation, in the integration between business and technology and between academia and practice.
The event, which is being held on the 13th and 14th of April, at the National School of Administration and Public Policies (ENAPP), was also attended by the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Information Technologies, Mário Augusto de Oliveira, on behalf of the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication (MINTTICS), Manuel Homem.