The Angolan government and the African Development Bank Group have inaugurated the Luanda Science and Technology Park (Luanda Tech) in the capital as part of a $100 million Science and Technology Project (STDP) that has seen dozens of science facilities refurbished and 1,500 science teachers trained.
African Development Bank’s Country Manager, Pietro Toigo, said the bank-government partnership was ready to create additional technology corridors across the country’s provinces in the project’s second phase.
Toigo reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment to Angola’s youth and highlighted the role of science, technology, and innovation in driving the country’s economic transformation.
He explained that the Luanda Tech project aims to create a conducive environment where researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and innovators can transform ideas into solutions and solutions into economic value.
The project has invested in human capital by providing scholarships for 161 scholarships at international universities, as well as funding secondary education for 1,204 girls from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue science-related studies and careers.
The STDP partnership between the Angolan government and the African Development Bank has equipped 54 science laboratories across 18 secondary schools; trained over 1,500 faculty members, researchers, technicians, and academic counselors; and funded 73 research projects—nearly a third of which were awarded to women.
