President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritising the development of the digital economy in order to enhance youth empowerment and create jobs. create jobs.
The President made the pledge on Monday while receiving a report titled ‘Digital Economy, Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Job Creation in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities’.
“At the core of our administration is youth empowerment. We cannot relent on that, and we need everyone’s collaboration,” the President said while receiving the participants of the senior executive course 46, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, who presented their report in Abuja,” a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Tinubu also highlighted the importance of youth empowerment through innovation and digital skills development.
“At the core of our administration is youth empowerment. We cannot relent on that, and we need everyone’s collaboration,” the president said.
“I have listened carefully to your recommendations and the thorough work you did. We will continue to engage the Institute as a resource centre and Think Tank.
“As Nigeria’s foremost policy Think-Tank, you have highlighted the overlap of some government agencies, and we’ll look at that.
“You are an asset to our country, and I thank the participants for their dedication to their studies. We will continue to collaborate with you for the prosperity of our country.”
Presidential spokesman noted that the course participants put forward an eight-point recommendation, asking the Federal Government to expedite the enactment of the Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill 2024.
According to the statement, they encouraged states to waive the right-of-way fees for deploying telecommunications infrastructure.
The 96 participants recommended that the President issue an executive order mandating all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to migrate to the one go.ng portal.
They also proposed a Quintuple-Helix Model to enhance the digital economy, youth empowerment, and sustainable job creation.
Onanuga stated that their recommendations included promoting long-term funding for the three million technical talent (3MTT) programme scheme and accelerating the transition from Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
He said the participants also established digital health innovation hubs nationwide and developed a preventive maintenance application for Nigeria’s automotive industry.