One million coders programme: Can government achieve its target?

Can the government realistically meet its target of training 300,000 people under the One Million Coders Programme by December 2026, after training less than 1% of applicants in Phase One and needing to scale delivery capacity nearly 350 times to reach the goal?

One million coders programme: Can government achieve its target?. Can the government realistically meet its target of training 300,000 people under the One Million Coders Programme by December 2026, after training less than 1% of applicants in Phase One and needing to scale delivery capacity nearly 350 times to reach the goal? This staggering mathematical hurdle, combined with a lack of transparency regarding actual budget disbursements, defines the current challenge facing the government’s ambitious digital agenda. The programme began in 2025 with a surge of nearly 92,000 applications within 48 hours. From that pool, 1,000 were selected for training, and 859 completed the pilot phase across four regions. That outcome represents nearly 1% of total applicants, reflecting the limited scale of the initial rollout relative to demand. To move...