Learners who participated in the Otjozondjupa ICT in Education Summit and Exhibition in Otjiwarongo showcased a diverse set of skills, with some creating solution-based applications in the fields of agriculture and education.

Lukas Pahangwashimwe from |Khorab Secondary School in Otavi developed an application to assist farmers in managing their farming activities.

"Fertilizer is needed for that. When the temperature is high, it will cover everything up. Everything is totally automated, and the farmer can just sit back. This can also help farmers—as you know, the world is moving towards AI. This can actually increase digital literacy among farmers, and they can adapt to the emerging AI world."

Meanwhile, Auwanga Enkali from Wennie Du Plessis Secondary School in the Omaheke Region created an application for sharing notes and another that translates English into local languages.

"Now, imagine in a class there’s always a top performer who has perfect notes. However, some students may be involved in extracurricular activities like basketball or football and don’t have enough time to study, while others study an entire book but still struggle to master the content. The smart student always does well. So why can’t we create an application where learners can share their information? What if we had an API that could translate information in real time? I took the initiative to build a translation API that currently translates words into Oshindonga. I added about 6,900 words that translate from English to Oshindonga."

The week-long conference trained about 80 learners in coding and robotics, with some showing great potential to become leading programmers.