{"id":170865,"date":"2022-04-01T19:31:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T18:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=170865"},"modified":"2022-04-01T19:31:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T18:31:49","slug":"buhari-nigeria-ready-to-lead-in-digital-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/01\/buhari-nigeria-ready-to-lead-in-digital-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari: Nigeria ready to lead in digital technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria was poised to welcome more\u00a0initiatives and investments in digital technology.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated on Friday by the President as he\u00a0commended Microsoft for building an engineering hub, African Development Centre, worth $200 million, in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving the President of Microsoft Corporation, Brad Smith, at the State House, accompanied by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Ali Pantami, the President expressed his regime\u2019s commitment to supporting digital technology development in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been informed that the African Development Centre in Nigeria is Microsoft\u2019s first engineering hub in Africa as the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/29\/edo-attracts-531-2m-oil-palm-investment-in-nine-months-govt-discloses\/\">investment<\/a> stands at about $200 million,\u2019\u2019 Buhari was quoted as saying in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have also been informed of Microsoft\u2019s skilling initiative that aims to train five million citizens and provide 27,000 jobs over the next three years. These initiatives are commendable and I urge you to expand them and continue to prioritize Nigeria as you roll out your global initiatives,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari told the visiting Microsoft team that as the largest economy and most populous country in Africa, Nigeria was positioned to play a strategic role in the global technology ecosystem and seek the right partnerships to harness the potential.<\/p>\n<p>He said one of such key partnerships was in the area of capacity building.<\/p>\n<p>He said his regime had shown great commitment to providing a conducive environment for investors and the massive jump in the Global Ease of Doing Business Ranking was proof that the efforts were yielding positive results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur emphasis on the development of our Digital Economy has also positioned the sector as a prominent factor in the Nigerian economy. As the fastest growing sector of the Nigerian economy in 2020, the Information and Communications Technology sector played a very important role in supporting our country to exit the recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are keen to build on the momentum as we continue to implement our National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, along with other related policies.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the partnership in the area of skills building, Buhari said he looked forward to further partnerships that will support the digital infrastructure and innovation ecosystem, with regard to emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that this meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss how the Nigerian government can support the growth of your business here and how Microsoft can contribute to the growth of our economy through the active support of our policies and programmes,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari said he launched the Nigerian National Broadband Plan on the 19th of March 2020, with the aim of expanding broadband access across Nigeria, and Microsoft\u2019s connectivity initiative aligns with the plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe it would be very useful and mutually beneficial to both Microsoft and Nigeria if your connectivity project is expanded beyond the current four locations in this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmerging technologies play a key role in digital transformation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and a number of indigenous companies have developed very useful solutions. We are willing to partner with Microsoft to make Nigeria the epicenter for innovative emerging technology in Africa.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, Pantami said he represented Buhari at the commissioning of the African Development Centre, adding that Microsoft had over 200 Nigerians working for them in the country, and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that 320,000 Nigerians have also been trained in digital skills by the technology company.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Smith said the company will keep creating jobs to help build technology that will change the world, noting that the \u201cmulti-tasking approach\u2019\u2019 also stretches to digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe pledge to train five million people in Nigeria in the future,\u2019\u2019 Smith said, noting \u201c60,000 people had already enrolled for courses while 300,000 had completed various courses.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He said the company had gone into partnership with other companies to increase Internet and broadband penetration, while efforts have been advanced in innovating technology that will fight corruption and preserve cultural heritages, like languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria was poised to welcome more\u00a0initiatives and investments in digital technology. 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