Key Takeaways:
- New Research Centers: NITDA plans to establish technology research centers across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, focusing on AI, IoT, blockchain, UAVs, additive manufacturing, and robotics.
- Support for Startups: These centers aim to drive innovation, support startups in product development, and create innovation sandboxes.
- Technical Talent Initiative: The 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program seeks to train three million Nigerians by 2027, with a focus on mitigating talent migration by leveraging increased remittances.
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) announced plans to establish research centers across the six geopolitical zones, focusing on AI, IoT, blockchain, UAVs, additive manufacturing, and robotics.
NITDA’s Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa, revealed this initiative at the IoT West Africa Conference in Lagos, highlighting efforts to foster a robust technology research ecosystem.
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The centers aim to drive innovation, support startups in product development, and create innovation sandboxes.
NITDA is also part of the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program, targeting the technical training of three million Nigerians by 2027.
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Despite potential talent migration, Inuwa emphasized the benefit of increased remittances.
The conference underscored Nigeria’s potential as “Africa’s next Silicon Valley,” with its youthful population and vibrant startup ecosystem.
The Nigerian government also launched its first multilingual large language model, furthering its AI development goals.
Upcoming discussions with the United States will explore digital economy and AI partnerships.
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