APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday launched in Addis Ababa a pan-Africa e-network pilot project for tele-medicine and tele-education.

The $50 million pilot project will cover 17 other African countries.

“This is an initiative by India to use Indian expertise in information technology to bring benefits of healthcare and higher education to all countries of Africa, which aims at bridging the digital divide among 53 countries of the African continent,” Mukherjee said.

The project is funded and implemented by India in collaboration with the African Union.

The project will be used to network over 21 universities established in various parts of the country.

Source: DT/pm/APA