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General news2 weeks agoNigerian tech firm unveils virtual meeting app
By Funmilola Gboteku A Nigerian tech company, Newwaves Ecosystems, on Wednesday launched the Konn3ct app, a virtual meeting and conferencing platform that could enable seamless connection of more than 200 people at a time. The company unveiled the Konn3ct app at a virtual press conference in Lagos. Newwaves Ecosystems CEO Femi Williams said the app was developed to bridge the gap created by existing apps in the market. Williams said the app came with powerful features that would allow more than 200 people to connect seamlessly at a time. He noted that the platform was designed to compete with other apps like Zoom and Microsoft Team in the global market. “We designed Konn3ct with all the features of other platforms and additional features that set us apart. “One of the features that sets us apart from the rest is the User Dashboard which allows you to do whatever you want.
- Science & Technology5 months ago
FG commences 2nd phase of training for workers on digital technology
The Federal Government has commenced training for workers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to build their capacities towards attaining the digital transformation agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said this at the opening of the phase two training for 400 participants from 100 MDAs for the Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups (DT-TWGs) in Abuja on Monday. The theme of the training holding at the e-Government Training Centre is “Strengthening the Digital Economy Drive in Nigeria’s Federal Public Sector Using Galaxy Backbone’s Digital Services Platform”. He explained that in prevailing digital economic era, government must treat digitisation as an integral part of governance in order to succeed and compete globally. He emphasised that, digital governance was key to managing digital transformation successfully. “The digital economy is developing at a remarkable rate and it has been widely accepted as the single most important.
- Science & Technology5 months ago
NITDA to suppport NNPC’s innovation in petroleum sector
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated its resolve to support the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to drive innovation in the petroleum sector. Mr Kashifu Inuwa, NITDA Director-General said this when officials the Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) division of the NNPC visited the agency’s National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) in Abuja. Inuwa said that developing an ecosystem was dependent on having stakeholders engaged,while the innovation ecosystem needed support from the government, academia,corporate organisations,entreprenuers and venture capitalists. “Innovation happens when you explore and you need to be an explorer and exploiter at the same time before you become innovative as an organisation. “Getting an idea from conceptualisation to impact is highly required to be an innovator that opens to new ideas. “We are open to this innovation and it will be for the development of our country to drive technology innovation in the oil.
- Science & Technology5 months ago
Nigeria must provide enabling environment for indigenous innovation, entrepreneurship for digital economy- Minister
Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, says Nigeria must provide an enabling environment for indigenous innovation and entrepreneurship in its quest to attain a digital economy. Pantami said this at Stakeholders Review and Validation Workshop of the National Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policy (NDIEP) in Abuja on Thursday. The theme of the workshop was“Developing an Enabling Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policy”. He said that encouraging local innovation and entrepreneurship will ensure that the country become a producer and not a consumer nation. “NDIEP focuses on providing an enabling environment for indigenous innovation to thrive. “In Nigeria we have many potential to produce and deploy what we need and the government is working on providing the enabling environment by introducing the NDIEP. “When we support our innovators and entrepreneurs,they will increase our products and position Nigerian goods for more exports,” Pantami said. The minister added that the government.
- Science & Technology5 months ago
AI, robotics key to 4th industrial revolution – NITDA DG
Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),says emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics are key to attaining the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Inuwa said this on Wednesday at the week-long National Engineering Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abuja on Wednesday. The theme of the 2020 conference was “Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning Opportunities for Sustainable Development”. Inuwa said that the agency has aligned its activities towards repositioning the country for a digital economy. “All the previous industrial revolutions were powered by engineers and now the fact that we are at the verge of the fourth industrial revolution makes the conference even more timely. “Africa lost out in the first, second and third industrial revolutions and the fourth industrial revolution is here which is going to be powered by Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality and other technologies to change.
- Science & Technology5 months ago
Nigeria gets Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Centre
Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on Friday in Abuja, inaugurated the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The centre seeks to position the country for the Fourth Industrial Revolution that dwells on emerging technologies. The minister said at the inauguration that the establishment of the centre was in line with the eight pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) of the Federal Government. He explained that the centre related to the seventh pillar of NDEPS, which is on Digital Society and Emerging Technologies. Pantami said also that emerging technologies included Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Robotics, Cyber security, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Block chain, Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing, among others. “Artificial Intelligence is the refinery of the digital economy and Robotics is very useful in supporting companies as they carry out repetitive tasks. “These are two very important emerging.
- Science & Technology5 months ago
Public, private partnership key to building better Nigeria – NITDA
Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), on Friday said building productive public, private partnership was key to having a better Nigeria. The director-general said this while receiving the Chief Executive Officer, Hotspot Network Ltd, Mr Morenikeji Aniye, who was on a working visit to the agency’s corporate headquarters in Abuja. During the visit, Hotspot Network Ltd, an engineering company with focus on wireless communications and broadcast network infrastructure, donated 50 hand-held devices to NITDA. It was to support the agency’s National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA) scheme. NAVSA is one of NITDA’s digital schemes designed to help farmers and other agricultural ecosystem players to harness the benefits across the agriculture value chain, from farm production to management, harvesting, food processing, storage, marketing and consumption. Inuwa, while appreciating the organisation, said he was excited to see a private institution making donation to the government, as the.
- Science & Technology6 months ago
Nigeria targets $6 billion revenue from blockchain technology
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says Nigeria plans to generate over six billion dollars through blockchain technology by 2030. NITDA Director-General, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said this at a stakeholders’ engagement for the review of the National Blockchain Adoption Strategy Framework in Abuja on Thursday. Inuwa said that the blockchain was among emerging technologies that had contributed to the growth of economies globally, saying that Nigeria will not be left out. “We see the need for us to position our country well so we can capture value from blockchain. “There is a recent publication by PricewaterhouseCoppers(PwC), an international institution that indicated that in the next 10 years, blockchain is going to contribute 1.76 trilliin dollars to the global Gross Domestic Development by 2030. “We want Nigeria to be strategically placed to capture value from this economic potential of blockchain. “Based on the PwC analysis, China is going to get.
- Science & Technology6 months ago
NITDA wants tertiary institutions to develop technological skills
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged tertiary institutions to change their conventional methods of learning and embrace developing technological skills required in the ICT industry. The Director-General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa made the call when he received Dr Abdullahi Ahmad, the Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa State in Abuja on Thursday. “We need to change the conventional way of teaching and the way we do things. “Polytechnics are strategic institutions that serve as engine room for technological development aimed at creating jobs and revenue generation flow across the country. “There is the need to reengineer the skills and tools being used to suit the current trend of technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Block chain technology, cloud, edge computing and other related technologies. “We need to create an economy for the ecosystem to develop the needs and wants of the society,’’ he said. He revealed that the National.
- COVID-196 months ago
Virtual engagements to be institutionalised post-COVID-19, says Pantami
Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said the Federal Government had approved the institutionalisation of virtual engagements post- COVID-19 period. Pantami said this at the first Annual Digital Nigeria Day with theme `Digital Economy, A New Frontier for Economic Prosperity’, in Abuja on Saturday. The minister said the day was established in Nigeria on Oct. 23, 2019, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to recognise the day, to bridge the digital divide gap and expand the mandate of the ministry. He recalled that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved it then and gave the directives to commence implementation of digital Nigeria on Oct. 24, 2019, which birthed the day. He also said that Oct. 24 was also established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to be celebrated as the World Development Information Day to address issues on digital divide. According to him, ICT is becoming obsolete because.
