https://www.opcde.com/opcdex/Recent content in OPCDEx on OPCDE — Cyber security conferenceHugoen-ushttps://www.opcde.com/opcdex/background/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.opcde.com/opcdex/background/<p>According to the United Nations, many of the poorest nations in the world are located in Africa, South and Central Asia with these regions suffering from inadequate infrastructure, lack of foreign investment, and political turmoil. However, at the same time these regions are deemed the fastest growing economies in l the world.</p> <p>32% of the population in 33 of the least developed countries is made up of “youth population” (up to the age of 25) as defined by the United Nations. Africa alone has the youngest population in the world. In 2017, the continent was home to over 1.2 billion people, 60% of which were under the age of 25. The population of Africa is projected to double by 2050 to around 2.4 billion people. Developing countries’s growing youth population comes with high energy, creativity and talent, which are also the key to future prosperity.</p>https://www.opcde.com/opcdex/about-us/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.opcde.com/opcdex/about-us/<p>Originally, <strong>OPCDE</strong> started in 2017 as a cybersecurity conference with a name derived from “opcode”, a generic term for processor instructions. What began as an industry specific cybersecurity conference has evolved through involvement in initiatives such as AfricaHackOn in Kenya, to a larger project dubbed as to <strong>OP</strong>eration <strong>C</strong>ommunity <strong>D</strong>evelopment &amp; <strong>E</strong>mpowerment.</p> <p>Our key focus is to support grassroots tech projects and communities in vulnerable and low-income communities by leveraging opportunities via our network of expertise and raising awareness around cybersecurity.</p>