Orange Digital Center (OCD)

Orange Digital Center houses four strategic programs under the same roof : the coding school, the FabLab Solidaire, Orange Fab and Orange Digital Ventures Africa. This network of free and inclusive resources support local start-ups and projects using sources support local start-ups and projects using digital technology and they are being rolled out across Middle East and Africa. The coding School is a freely accessible and totally free-of-charge technological center that offers training and events for the community of young developers, whiz-kids and people with ideas for projects. It is particularly aimed at students, young graduates and young entrepreneurs. Orange Fab is a startup accelerator with an aim to build national and international business partnerships with the Orange group and the international Orange Fab network. This program helps improve managerial capabilities and provides support for the commercial development of promising startups, and it is mainly aimed at entrepreneurs. Orange Ventures Africa & Middle East is an investment fund for financing innovative startups in Africa and the Middle East (fintech, e-health, edutech and govtech), and it targets entrepreneurs.