‘Three Million Jobs In Digital Tech Industry Achievable’

The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Kashifu Inuwa,  has opened up that the creation of three million jobs in the digital technology sector was achievable within the next four years.
Inuwa stated this on the sidelines of a Public Sector Digital Innovation Summit on Friday in Abuja, organised by Datamellon in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
He was represented by Bernard Ewah, the Acting Director, E-Governance to Development and Regulation at NITDA.
Inuwa  said  the agency was currently working with the public and private sectors to surpass the target before 2027.
He said through the initiative, the Federal Government will work with stakeholders to train three million technical talents.
The Director General said job placement would be given priority, and the level of digital literacy of the population would increase by 70 per cent by the end of 2027.
“If you look at the share size of our population that translates to potential producers of talents. Our talents have proven to be very productive in the country and are also recognised everywhere in the world”, he said.
He said NITDA has always played a role in creating the right path towards developing talents for Nigeria.
Inuwa said  the agency would continue to lend its support and work in collaboration with its partners, on behalf of the Federal government and the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
“Our goal is to make it easier for not only government organisations to have Web presence but also for citizens to access services seamlessly.What we are experiencing today with the public sector innovation summit is a manifestation of NITDA’s age-long philosophy of engagement with a broad spectrum of stakeholders”, he said.
He said government cannot do it alone, adding that all the relevant stakeholders must come together to ensure the success of the sector.
“So, policy making for us is not the perogative of NITDA alone. It involves the poor person on the street and that’s why this engagement is considered useful and important to us”, he said.
Also speaking, CEO of Datamellon, Mr Wale Adedeji, said the summit was an event set to revolutionise the public sector technology in the country.
Adedeji said the company is a digital firm dedicated to revolutionising the landscape of digital sector innovation.
He said the objective of the summit, amongst others was to unlock the Power of AWS and explore how it is reshaping government agencies’ operations with cutting-edge cloud solutions.
Adedeji said “the participants had an opportunity of networking with experts and connecting with industry professionals, government leaders, and AWS experts for valuable insights and collaborations”.