On November 21, the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda H.E Zhang Lizhong attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech for the Third National ICT Job Fair at National ICT Innovation Hub Nakawa upon invitation. The event was jointly organized by the Ugandan Ministry of ICT and Huawei company. Rt Honorable Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja waved the flag to announce the Job Fair’s official start. Honorable Minister of ICT Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT Dr. Aminah Zawedde, business representatives, and young students were also present, approximately in total of 200 people.

Ambassador Zhang highlighted the achievements of China-Uganda cooperation in the ICT sector and youth empowerment. He also introduced the Ten Partnership Actions proposed at the 2024 FOCAC Summit. Ambassador Zhang stated that over the next three years, China will build with Africa a digital technology cooperation center and initiate 20 digital demonstration projects; provide 60,000 training opportunities and list youth and women as the key recipients, further promoting China-Africa and China-Uganda cooperation in various fields.

The Ugandan side highly commended the strong support of the Chinese government and Chinese enterprises for the development of Uganda's ICT industry. They expressed the hope to continue deepening cooperation with China, leveraging ICT technology to drive the development and transformation of more industries and create more job opportunities.