The Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has commissioned five Digital Economy Projects for a Digital Nigeria in various parts of the country.
Commissioning the projects virtually, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami said the projects were executed by the Ministry and parastatals under its supervision as part of the efforts in accelerating the development of Nigeria’s digital economy.
“All our projects are carefully thought-out and executed efficiently, with a view to ensuring the sustainable growth of Nigeria’s digital economy, across the entire country.
“They play a major role in the development of Nigeria’s Digital Economy for a Digital Nigeria, in line with the mandate of Mr President to our Ministry as well as the Federal Government’s key objectives of improving security, reducing corruption and expanding the economy.
“Furthermore, it is also worth noting that these projects are part of the policies of the Ministry that the parastatals are to implement,” the Minister said.
He said the projects represent a few of the projects being executed by the Ministry and its Parastatals in all states across the country and the Federal Capital Territory.
The five projects include National Policy on Virtual Engagements in the Federal Public Institutions, Emergency Communication Centre, Akure, Ondo State, Digital Economy Centre, Federal University Gashua, Yobe State.
Others are Digital Economy Centre, Delta State University Abraka, Delta State, Digital Economy Centre, Government Secondary School, Rigasa (Main) Kaduna State.
Giving details about the projects, Dr Pantami said “the National Policy for Virtual Engagements in Federal Public Institutions was developed to institutionalize frameworks and standards within Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government as well as government-owned companies using virtual engagement as an administrative procedure in service.
He said the effective implementation will improve service delivery and reduce the cost of governance as overhead cost elements such as avoidable local and foreign tour/travel for training and capacity building meetings will be reduced.
The Digital Economy Centre (DEC) was deployed by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
“It is a solar-powered IT Centre equipped with computers, internet access and tools aimed at enhancing skills development, bridging the digital divide and promoting innovative digital solutions that will address challenges facing the country.
“It supports economic growth by ensuring digital inclusion for the underserved/unserved communities and supports capacity-building efforts,” he noted.
The Minister said the Centre would among other things, serve as a capacity Building Centre to enable the promotion of knowledge-based economic growth, an avenue for creating jobs and providing access to information, knowledge and government enabled digital services for rural communities.
The Centre will also serve as an avenue for stimulating economic growth by creating new products, increasing productivity and promoting new commercial and administrative methods, a platform to enhance the abilities of communities to access information, manage local level information and disseminate this information to external communities, including the among others.
The Emergency Communications Centre (ECC) Project according to the Minister was set up to promote and enhance public safety through the use of the 112 number, designated as the Universal Safety and Emergency Assistance Number for telephone services generally.
He said the ECC will Encourage and facilitate the prompt deployment of a seamless, ubiquitous and reliable end-to-end infrastructure for emergency communications needs.
Dr Pantami further said the ECC project is being deployed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) across the country and it will offer Universal toll-free emergency telephone access for members of the public in times of distress/emergency, a one-stop-shop for receiving distress calls from the public and dispatching same to appropriate Response Agencies (Police, FRSC, Fire Service, Ambulance Service, etc).
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