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The DevTrust Consulting is a Cape Verdean company founded in 2019, with team members who have previously worked at NOSi. Thus, we know from firsthand experience the environment of excellence and the competence of the institution and its professionals.

As soon as we learned about the internship programs at NosiAkademia and the opportunity created for interns to be placed in companies within the sector, we expressed our interest and were allocated some interns in 2019. Therefore, in the year of our company's creation, this program from NosiAkademia was essential for us to leverage our initial projects.

Since then, we have participated in several editions and pride ourselves on still having professionals in our team today who were allocated to us as interns in these editions. Retaining the talent that NosiAkademia provided us has been a priority for us.

DevTrust has several employees who were not allocated as interns in the company but who, after completing internships at NOSi and other companies, seek opportunities with us.

We firmly believe that we have young people in Cabo Verde with potential and we have been contributing to the creation of employment opportunities. The role that NosiAkademia has played in preparing these young people greatly alleviates the investment in resource training that companies have to make.

In our view, more important than the skills these young people acquire at NosiAkademia is the opportunity for them to experience the Nosian environment and culture. The benefits we gain from receiving young people who have had contact with this culture are immeasurable.

55% of our employees have had some contact with NOSi.
 

My internship at NOSi was a truly enriching experience.
This opportunity allowed me to deepen my knowledge in an area in which I have always had a keen interest: network and systems infrastructure. As part of the Core Networking Services team, I had direct contact with technologies and processes that contributed significantly to my technical and personal growth.
This experience broadened my horizons, reinforced my passion for the area and confirmed the direction I want to take in my career.
Now, having completed the internship, I take with me not only new knowledge, but also the motivation and confidence to face the next challenges with determination.

I have a degree in Private Law from Mulay Ismail University and a Master's degree in Business Management and Strategy from the European School of Management and International Trade, both in the Kingdom of Morocco.

In 2024, I had the opportunity to join NOSiAkademia's Jumpstart program, an experience that played a decisive role in developing my technical, strategic and professional skills.

During this period, I participated in relevant projects for STEM Data Analytics & AI, a NOSi partner company, where I contributed to the implementation of innovative solutions and the preparation of strategic analyses to support decision-making.

As well as being involved in projects, I had the opportunity to take part in corporate meetings, institutional events and complementary training, which were key to strengthening my interpersonal and organizational skills.

The challenging and dynamic experience provided by NOSiAkademia proved essential for the transition from academic knowledge to professional practice and for a more comprehensive understanding of the real demands of the market.

This experience culminated in my joining Banco BAI Cabo Verde, one of the country's leading financial institutions.

My name is Milton Fonseca, I have a degree in Criminology and I had the opportunity to join NOSiAkademia, where I was assigned to intern in the NOSi Digital Identity and Security Directorate. During this experience, I immersed myself in the world of cybersecurity and computer forensics, participating in vulnerability analyses, penetration tests and digital investigations.

One of the most memorable moments was analyzing malicious documents using improved tools, which allowed me to deepen my knowledge in detecting and responding to cyber threats. Additionally, I improved skills such as time management, research, and problem solving.

The internship was extremely enriching, providing not only technical knowledge, but also a broader understanding of information security and its importance in the digital scenario.

Today, I am pleased to say that I am hired by NOSi, working in the area of ​​Digital Marketing & Customer Experience Projects, where I continue to learn and contribute to the digital transformation in Cape Verde.

NOSiAkademia was a turning point in my professional career, and I am grateful for every learning experience and opportunity it provided me.

Our partnership with NOSi allows Ashinaga Brasil scholarship recipients to experience unique learning opportunities and develop their skills with NOSiAkademia, which has an exemplary and well-structured internship program in various fields of study, promoting youth employability alongside digital inclusion and transformation. We thank NOSi for their generosity in hosting our first scholarship interns and look forward to more opportunities for exchange and strengthening ties in the future.

In 2007, we won our first project in Cabo Verde, launching our presence in the PALOP region, which remains solid and continuous to this day. Over 17 years after arriving in Cape Verde, VisionWare has established a strategic point in this African country, both financially and in terms of business. 

Cabo Verde is the best case study and the greatest success story for VisionWare. The synergies established with NOSiAkademia have proven to be a unique partnership for the successful implementation of our strategy in Cabo Verde and a local partner of Excellence, which has allowed us to grow and be a true ally in terms of training, discovery, and support in retaining new human talents. 

VisionWare has already received and supported close to 50 interns over the past 2 years, absorbing some of these talents into the company, given their significant contributions to VisionWare's activities and team performance. It's worth mentioning the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established between NOSi-EPE and VisionWare in May 2022.

This MoU aims, among other objectives, to develop cooperation and synergies between the two institutions, capable of providing favorable conditions for the creation of a VisionWare Competence Center in Cabo Verde, to provide Cybersecurity services in the global market, exemplified by our VisionWare Threat Intelligence Center, a cyber threat monitoring and detection center operating globally via Cabo Verde. 

The advantage of having people trained in Cabo Verde, by NOSi itself and the academic community, has been a fantastic experience, with the raw material available, and this joint collaboration has worked very well. Therefore, this will be a long-term partnership, reinforced by our strategic shift to the TechPark, a digital hub and a major technological project for positioning Cabo Verde as a "technological island." 

VisionWare is once again at the forefront, being the first foreign (and Portuguese) company to relocate its local office to the TechPark. VisionWare will continue to invest in people trained in Cabo Verde to work not only in the archipelago but from Cabo Verde "to the whole world."