NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 22 — President William Ruto has announced that Kenya will lead the first national implementation of Masterkey, a digital platform designed to make African skills, qualifications and work experience portable across borders.

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Ruto made the announcement at the Accra Reset’s high-level convening on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, where African leaders and global partners discussed proposals aimed at giving developing countries greater control over their development priorities.

Masterkey is designed as a publicly governed digital skills and work wallet through which people can hold and securely share verified records of their qualifications and employment experience with employers, recruitment services and other authorised recipients.

“Masterkey will provide trusted digital infrastructure which people can securely share verified records of skills, qualifications and work experience across institutions, employers and borders,” Ruto said.

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“Citizens will retain control over what they share while participating countries retain sovereignty over their institutions and data.”

Kenya’s planned implementation will make Masterkey accessible through eCitizen, with core access and sharing intended to be free to citizens.

A staged pilot will seek to connect existing training and employment channels before wider rollout.

“Africa must be a builder of the technologies defining this century and a contributor to the rules that govern them,” Ruto said.

He said the initiative would help organise African capabilities at scale and expand opportunities for workers across borders.

“The principle is simple: talent should be portable, skills should be trusted and opportunities should cross borders. We will demonstrate this in practice with our African partners,” he said.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya