The Federal Government has said Nigeria will achieve its Development Agenda and accelerate the machinery of growth if it leverages on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a major tool.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Engr. Faruk Yusuf Yabo stated this during the opening Technical Session of the 12th Regular meeting of the National Council on Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy ( NCCIDE) with the theme: “ Accelerating the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence through Policy and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Nigeria”, that is ongoing in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
“The ministry has dedicated National Centre for AI and Robotics ( NCAIR), set up as a digital innovation and research facility focused on AI, Robotic s and Drones, Internet of Things (IoT) and on emerging technologies, aimed at transforming the Nigerian digital economy in line with the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy ( NDEPS) 2020-2030.
“The ongoing nationwide talent development of 3MTT, is aimed to train three million digital talents with a view to positioning Nigeria as a global hub for the application of AI.
“The recent effort of the ministry to drive home- grown research through the provision of research grants to forty- five AI starts- ups and researchers through the Nigeria’s AI Research Scheme (NAIRS) in critical sectors of the country is evident of emerging Nigeria’s talent and entrepreneurial ecosystem”, Yabo said.
The perm sec equally told the council members that, Nigeria has also joined eighteen different countries globally that adopted the United State- led coalition to ensure AI is securedly designed as a catalyst for humongous development.
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