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NITDA to set up IT research centers nationwide

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), an agency of the Federal Government, is creating research centres nationwide.

The NITDA Director General, Kashifu Inuwa, who was accompanied by Aristotle Onumo, Director of Corporate Planning & Strategy, revealed this at the inauguration of the IoT West Africa Conference in Lagos by

He said the programme supports the agency’s objective of creating a strong ecosystem for technology research.

These centres, fixed with cutting edge technologies, will focus on the six main areas of emerging technologies to promote innovation and technological advancement across the country.

The technologies include blockchain, Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Indeed, Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones will see increased innovation and an improved technology environment.

Inuwa also highlighted the agency’s contribution to talent development by endorsing the federal government’s 3MTT initiative.

The 3MTT plan, which was introduced in November 2023 by Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, is to train three million technical talent under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy (FMCIDE) by 2027.

“We are establishing a special-purpose vehicle that is going to look into these key areas and also establish research centres across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria,” said Inuwa.

The conference’s organisers claim that as data centre investments rise, Nigeria’s Internet of Things (IoT) sector is expanding and that their goal was to draw in investors to help local businesses create cutting-edge products in emerging technologies.

“We want to encourage development and have innovation sandboxes where we can support and encourage those who have ideas to come up with use cases,” Inuwa explained.

Earlier report stated that a broad national project to improve digital literacy has been initiated by NITDA in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, and other partners.

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