The Federal Government on Thursday said its partnership with Google is set to transform Nigeria into a global technology hub.
The Director-General, National Information Technology Developmental Agency, Mr Inuwa Kashifu, said this in a television interview monitored by our correspondents in Lagos.
Kashifu said that the partnership was focused on infrastructure development, scaling of citizens, AI innovation, cloud adoption and investment framework.
He said that the partnership aimed to create an ecosystem that would power Nigeria’s digital transformation.
‘’The partnership, which was launched during a meeting between the President and the Google CEO in Paris, will lead to the development of a roadmap for Nigeria’s digital transformation.
“It will focus on five key areas: infrastructure development, scaling of citizens, AI innovation, cloud adoption, and investment framework, ’’ he said.
Kashifu also highlighted the importance of data centres in driving the digital economy and the need to domicile sensitive data both for the government and the private sector.
He said that no data centre relied on grid electricity globally.
