CapaCiTi, the digital skills Accelerator of UVU Africa is delighted to be selected as a project implementation partner for the ArdaghGroup’s Global Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Cape Town. In 2022 the Ardagh group acquired Consul Glass (now known as Ardagh Glass Packaging – Africa) and has now announced the first step towards the creation of a global Centre of Excellence in Cape Town, to support and deliver IT services to the group’s businesses across Europe, the Americas and Africa.

Fiona Tabraham, the Chief executive of the CapaCiTi digital skills accelerator said, “We are pleased to partner with a global organisation which shares our passion for the youth of South Africa, and which understands and supports our programs to train and develop talented youth to grow employment in SA”.

Ian Merrington, Group CEO of UVU Africa said “Our shared values around social development and the importance of empowering our talented youth, serves as a strong foundation to this implementation partnership. Digital inclusion is at the core of our mission, UVU Africa designs and implements interventions which support digital inclusion into the economy and societal change at a population level. We cannot do this without likeminded partners and are privileged to be able to work with the Ardagh Group.”

“With world-class technology skills and an established infrastructure, Cape Town provides the perfect home for Ardagh’s Centre of Excellence” said Paul Coulson, Chairman, Ardagh Group. “We look forward to growing our presence to support our global business objectives”.

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