{
  "id": 1585946,
  "title": "Presidential digital talent programme announces 350 internship positions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/presidential-digital-talent-programme-announces-350-internship",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T22:50:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/presidential-digital-talent-programme-announces-350-internship-positions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kenyan government has announced the opening of applications for 350 internship positions under the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP), also known as DigiTalent. This initiative, targeted at recent university graduates, aims to provide young ICT professionals with workplace experience, mentorship, and opportunities to develop both technical and professional skills. The 12-month programme, implemented by the ICT Authority, will place interns in both public and private sector institutions, focusing on five areas of specialisation: Network and Digital Infrastructure, Software Development and Artificial Intelligence, Information Security, Data Analytics, and Multimedia. Successful applicants must be Kenyan citizens aged between 21 and 29, holding a first or second-class honours degree in ICT or related engineering disciplines, and must not have previously undertaken a Government of Kenya internship programme. The application deadline for this Cohort XI intake is September 7, 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}