By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Federal Government has stated its plan to establish emerging technology centres nationwide.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said this on Tuesday during his keynote address as the special guest of honour at the Digital Africa Annual Conference, which held virtually.
In a statement signed by the minister’s spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman, Pantami said, “The seventh pillar of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy focuses exclusively on developing emerging technologies among the populace.
“One of the ways of achieving this has been through the establishment of the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and two virtual institutions currently building capacities in artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, Internet of Things, cloud computing, robotics and various other related fields.
“The development of a National Policy on Emerging Technologies, as part of NDEPS, which will further support the establishment of emerging technology centres in Nigeria, is underway.”