Since the 2015 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation took place in Johannesburg, China has initiated a proactive connection with Ethiopia in development strategies. Sino-Ethiopian cooperation shifted from aid to investment, which brings along transnational movements of goods, technologies, information, services, currencies and personnel, etc. TAIDEN seized the great opportunity in this trend and accomplished another flag project after the African Union Headquarter in Ethiopia. That is the Harar Cultural Center project in 2016.
Harar Cultural Center is built for the celebration of 11th Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Day, located in Harar-capital of Hararghe Region. The three halls in Harar Cultural Center which seat respectively 2100, 300 and 100 people are all equipped with TAIDEN conference system, with comprehensive features of speaking, voting, interpreting, video tracking, central control, recording and name display, etc. In the 2100-seat hall, 13 units of HCS-8300 series Multimedia Congress System are installed. The first three rows of seats with tables, totaling at 100, each equipped with an HCS-48U10 series Fully Digital Congress Unit and one HCS-1080 E-ink Nameplate. The rest 2000 seats all get a HCS-4326NDE Fully Digital Congress Unit with five voting keys and 64 CHs selection and a HCS-4327 handheld microphone on the armrest.
HCS-8300 series Multimedia Congress Units (with E-ink Nameplate) in 2100-seat Hall
HCS-48U10 series Fully Digital Congress Unit and HCS-1080 E-ink Nameplate
HCS-4326NDE Fully Digital Congress Unit and HCS-4327 handheld microphone
On December 8, the 11th Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities, and People's Day opened in Hararghe Region. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Delsalegn, Deputy Prime Minister Ato Demeke Mekonnen and Speaker of the House of Federation Yalew Abate and a list of foreign ambassadors in Ethiopia as well as representatives from different regional states attended. President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan and President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti were also invited. There were all together more than 2000 attendees. After giving installation assistance and operation training, TAIDEN engineers stayed in Ethiopia to better guarantee the smooth proceeding of conferences.
Completed at the same time with Harar Cultural Center, Harar President Office is equipped similarly with TAIDEN conference system solutions in both its 452-seat conference hall and 100-seat hall. There are 58 units of HCS-8300 series Multimedia Congress System and 202 HCS-48U10 series Fully Digital Congress Units and HCS-1080 E-ink Nameplate, plus 50 HCS-4326NDE Fully Digital Congress Units (flush-mounting, five voting keys and 64 CHs) combined with HCS-4327 handheld microphone in the 452-seat conference hall.
The cooperation between China and Africa has just showcased a beginning. As the world’s leading conference system brand, TAIDEN will surely find its own place in Africa and speak for African people with its quality products and services.