This is part of an effort to help meet the demand for specialists while also improving innovation and competitiveness in Europe and partner nations in the developing world.

Over the next three years, the Baltic nations will support the participation of 85 digital talents from Kenya, Nigeria, and Armenia in an exchange project.

This is part of an endeavour to assist address the demand for specialists while also increasing innovation and competitiveness in Europe and developing-world partner countries.

This is part of the Digital Explorers programme, a project that promotes talent exchange in information and communications technology (ICT) between the Baltic republics of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia and the aforementioned countries.

The programme, which was established in Brussels, Belgium, intends to relocate 85 digital talents to Baltic front-runner tech organisations via three specialised tracks, which will include professionals, trainees, and ambassadors, as well as give tailored training and career progression possibilities to 85 IT specialists.

Digital Explorers board members include Fola Olatunji-David, advisor to the Nigerian minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, and George Njuguna Kamau, chief information officer at Safaricom (Kenya).

They discovered several parallels between African and Baltic ICT ecosystems. Among these is a scarcity of qualified candidates to fill positions in the technology sector.

Olatunji-David pointed out that Nigeria lacked high-tech talent, therefore the government stepped in.

"Talent is becoming Nigeria's new oil as the country is eagerly investing in training and outsourcing to fill the growing needs of the global technology sector," stated the minister’s advisor

Kenya, the largest economy in East Africa, is likewise confronting challenges to expand its talent pool, according to Kamau.

"The lack of senior talent is only solved by adequate and market-oriented training," he said.

The Digital Explorers programme for 2023-2026 is being implemented by a coalition of Lithuanian think tanks, OSMOS Global Partnerships, the Estonian Centre for International Development, and the Latvian Startup Association Start.

Arnoldas Pranckeviius, Lithuania's Ambassador to the European Union, underlined the Baltics' extensive experience.

"ICT sector development, which is at the heart of Digital Explorers, offers mutual benefits for all countries involved," stated the official.