Dissatisfied with the rate at which young Nigerians are leaving the country in search of greener pastures in other countries, the federal government has sought the collaboration of the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) to provide jobs for Nigeria’s teeming population.
DCO is a multilateral organisation, comprised of 12 countries from three continents, that focuses on advancing the digital economy in member states. Nigeria is a founding member.
The secretary-general of the DCO, Deemah Yahya, on Thursday paid the minister of state for science, technology and innovation, Henry Ikoh, a courtesy visit.
Ikoh, in his remarks, said the government intended to ameliorate the current trend of relocation among Nigerians through industrialisation, which could be achieved by synergising with the DCO in the area of human capital development.
“The synergy is what we require, capacity building is key and technology transfer is what Nigeria and Africa in particular needs at the moment so that the world can be a global village,” the minister said.
“We need to collaborate in all areas to ensure harmony. If we collaborate and synergise in the area of human capital development, it would guarantee industrialisation.
“When people are gainfully employed and moved out from poverty, then Africans and Nigerians would not be struggling to travel abroad because everything is here.
“We have all the raw materials; what we really require in terms of digitalisation is for us to cross-fertilise ideas, train and retrain our people then things would be better.”
Speaking, Yahya said the DCO was in Nigeria to understudy the country’s digital ecosystem, reiterate the organisation’s commitment to Nigeria’s digital transformation, and understand how the DCO can support the country’s growth.
She said, “We are very happy that Nigeria has been a founding member; and we are here not only to reiterate our commitment to empowering digital economic transformation strategies of Nigeria, but also to understand the ecosystem of Nigeria, being the players in terms of government, private sector, and civil society.
“It is also for us to understand how the DCO can help support the growth of Nigeria, and hopefully be an enabler.”
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