This program is jointly organized by Alibaba and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. For many of these 29 African entrepreneurs, it's not their first time in China. But using only mobile phones to live a cash-free life is a very new and exciting experience. 

Cedric Atangana runs an online payment infrastructure company in Cameroon. He said this program is very helpful for his growing mobile payment business in Africa.

The program contains field experience, lectures and group discussions./CGTN photo

Alibaba says they received around 1,000 African applications for the program, and just 29 people got the nod to come here to east China’s Zhejiang Province for the seminar. 

Caroline Wanjiku, CEO of Daproim Africa Limited said to find out more about the trend in the markets, because Chinese E-commerce are really good at technology on using data. It is not just about information, but how to use that information to help people live a better life.

It is most important to apply Chinese experience to develop the best strategies for Africa’s digital economic growth. /CGTN photo

They also attended lectures on rural e-commerce and smart logistics. Njavwa Mutambo is running a logistics company in Africa. He is learning ways to improve the logistics network. Njavwa Mutambo, CEO of Musanga Logistics limited told CGTN that there is a huge focus on automation and data in China's logistics industry. By improving the Internet infrastructure and using big Data to make logistics more efficient, there is no reason why in Africa that we can’t leapfrog and start becoming highly automated in the warehouse and logistics sector.