Galaxy Backbone Plc is partnering with
device and service giant, Microsoft Nigeria to create employment opportunities
for young Nigerians through the Employable Skills Development Internship
Programme (ESDIP) of the Government Wide Messaging and Collaboration (GWMC)
project based on Microsoft platform, DigitalSENSE Business News can authoritatively report.
DigitalSENSE Business News
reports that the ESDIP Initiative, a project to provide capability development
programmes and training in the federal public sector for the already deployed
GWMC platform, spur adoption and usage of the platform.
Galaxy, a government agency charged with
the responsibility of providing a common information and communications technology
platform for Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and
in charge of public infrastructure which including the award-winning 1-gov.net platform
by the United Nations Public Service Awards for 2013.
Chief
executive officer, Galaxy, Mr. Gerald Ilukwe, confirmed this to DigitalSENSE Business News, saying, “the Government Wide Messaging
and Collaboration platform (GWMC) is about efficiency, cost-savings, increased
productivity and the effective delivery of public services to the citizenry by
modernizing the way public officials communicate within government.”
He
pointed out that for Galaxy, there is a linkage with the ESDIP, which is a
capacity building initiative that seeks to enhance the employability of
participants in the marketplace. The essence is to empower public officials and
the interns to be more effective and efficient in their endeavors.
DigitalSENSE Business News
further gathered that Microsoft would lend support in certain key areas including “Change Management” with
a view to build capacity, drive benefits management and encourage early and
rapid adoption of the solution by end users.
Galaxy is expected to also partner with
the Integral Assets Limited, a capabilities consulting firm, on recruitment of
Interns, delivery of train-the-trainer sessions for Interns on WP8 &MS
Outlook, on-site activation of devices and training of government officials,
making GWMC the foundation to the e-government journey towards Gov3.0, amongst
others.
This
was confirmed by Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Nigeria, Olayinka Oni, who
explained to DigitalSENSE
Business News the objectives of the programme including training interns to
develop transferable and employable skills that will facilitate their placement
in organizations.
“At
the same time, leverage the interns to support the GWMC program through the
distribution of devices and training of recipients in the use of the devices,”
he said.
Chuks Egbuna/GEE
Pix: Gerald Ilukwe, CEO Galaxy
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