The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with the US and Global Tech Africa (GTA), has pledged to cooperate with critical stakeholders to build an ecosystem that would deepen the adoption of digital technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nigeria and Africa.
GTA, an initiative of the Future Map Foundation, is designed and implemented by Ascend Studios Foundation. The Director-General of NITDA, Inuwa Kachifu Abdulahi, while speaking at the GTA Summit in Lagos, emphasized that Nigeria, despite having untapped talents, has the potential to harness the benefits of digital technology and AI while contributing to the promotion of core national values and the economy.
He noted that it serves as part of efforts to develop the National talent strategy that would help to position Nigeria as the global talent factory in line with the renewed hope of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to create jobs in the digital economy.
Identifying the stakeholders, Abdulahi also stated that the government was working assiduously to put in place all necessary infrastructure to achieve the goal of digitalizing the nation and strengthening partnerships with global tech giants.
