Anthony Nwakaegho/DigitalSENSE Business News
The Minister of Communication Technology (CommTech), Mrs.
Omobola Johnson, has solicited for the cooperation of the states and local
governments in the country to complement the federal government approach in the
technological development of the nation.
DigitalSENSE
Business News reports that Johnson made
the appeal at a recent industry gathering while explaining that except the
local and state governments get actively involved in the initiatives so far
made for the technological drive in the country, the sector would not make any
head way.
She
pleaded that common areas of interests that
could be explored include the implementation of the National Broadband plan,
National Policy on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Digital and
financial inclusion, local content framework, use of frequency spectrum and
National Strategic E-government framework and collection of data on ICT sector.
"There is no doubt that the states and local
governments are in a good position to contribute their quota in this respect.
State governments have more complete knowledge of their localities and can work
closely with service providers in their respective states to identify where and
what kinds of services should be made available and where there are underserved
and unserved areas," she said.
DigitalSENSE
Business News further gathered that
the states are better placed to obtain accurate data for use of broadband and
to continuously update and refresh the data provided by service providers
to make it more and more accurate over time.
She commended the government of Akwa Ibom, Edo, Ekiti,
Osun and Ondo states for their bold steps in leveraging ICT for social and
economic development in their states through projects and programmes that have
truly impacted on the lives of the masses.
The CommTech Minister equally canvassed for others states
in the country to embrace ICT initiatives through establishing dedicated
institutional frameworks for coordinating ICT matters which could include the
creation of ICT Ministries or ICT development agencies in the states.
... Making SENSE of digital revolution!
Pix: Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson
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