As the Edo Innovation Hub marks its one-year anniversary
this month, the Edo State Government has noted that the milestones recorded at
the hub are changing the technology ecosystem within the state and the South-south
geopolitical zone, providing room for capacity building and technology-driven
solutions to everyday problems.
In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the
state governor on Skills Development and Job Creation and Head, Edo State
Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs), Mrs. Ukinebo Dare, she said the state
government is working closely with major stakeholders in Nigeria's technology
space to ensure more high-impact innovations are birthed at the hub to boost
wealth creation among Nigerians.
She said aside regular, government-backed trainings on
Information and Communication Technology (ICT), coding and Artificial
Intelligence, the hub plays host to the South-South Innovation Hub, which is a
regional center for innovation created by the Vice President's office under its
Social Investment Programme (SIP).
Dare further stated that: "We are marking the one-year
anniversary of Edo Innovation Hub, also known as Edo Innovates. There is no
denying that we have recorded immense success in the area of capacity building
in the technology ecosystem. The hub is an expression of Governor Godwin
Obaseki's desire to groom youths to become change agents using
technology."
Some of the training programmes include those organized by
Curators University to train youths on Artificial Intelligence (AI); EdoBits,
for school leavers who wish to develop expertise in technology; LinkedIn meetup
sessions, among others.
She explained that relevant industry stakeholders have
provided the support that has led to the success of the Hub in the last one
year, ensuring that there was continuous activity at the Hub.
EdoJobs boss said: "We have trained more than 1000 young people
on technology in various areas, including gender-sensitive areas, where women
were the focus of the intervention. We have received support from a long list
of industry giants and more are still lining up to partner with us. So, it has
been an eventful journey."
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