Skip to content
AidData logo

Overview

China Ministry of Commerce sponsors Library Management Training Class in French-speaking African Countries

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Africa, regionalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Multiple JurisdictionsSector•EducationFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 19, 2021
Start (actual)
Apr 19, 2021
End (actual)
May 1, 2021

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Benin
  • Government of Djibouti
  • Government of Mauritius
  • Government of Morocco
  • Government of Senegal

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • National Library of China (NLC)

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Central Academy of Culture and Tourism Administration
  • The Palace Museum

Loan description

China Ministry of Commerce sponsors Library Management Training Class in French-speaking African Countries

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 19, Vice President Chen Runyun attended the online opening ceremony of the "Library Management Training Class in French-speaking African Countries" sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and hosted by the Central Academy of Culture and Tourism Management in Beijing. The training course lasted 12 days and was attended by 47 senior library management personnel from five countries including Benin, Djibouti, Mauritius, Morocco and Senegal. China has invited many experts and scholars from the National Library and the Palace Museum to share their experiences and practices in library management and operation, digital library resource construction, and ancient book protection with the trainees through special lectures, exchanges and seminars, and cloud visits. They jointly discussed with the students the development direction and operation model of digital libraries in the artificial intelligence era, promoted exchanges, mutual learning and practical cooperation in the library field between China and Africa, and promoted people-to-people connectivity and cultural integration between China and Africa.