The Chief Executive Officer of Information Connectivity Solutions Limited ICSL, and the Coordinator 2024 Best Ideas, Yemisi Oshodi said that Nigeria has been endowed with a lot of opportunities of growing its economy in different phase, through digital packages, which the government also has in store with its underground reasonable ideas of the project 774, all across the local government in Nigeria.
This was disclosed on Friday, during the Idea Dinner With Top CEOs, held at the Collosus Hall, Opebi Link Road ikeja, that it was encouraging and full of it for the progress of the nation,as the idea dinner with the top CEOs, has provided an uncommon platform for the CEOs in the technological loops, to pull out ideas and ideals, so as to growing the Nigeria economy digitally.
Oshodi expressed, that the theme “Critical Thinking To Building A Sustainable Digital Economy” is apt in pulling out great ideas, from the fruitful heads lined up, for the evening interactive session.
He stated, that his encounter at one of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s event, under the watch of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, there he found out a designed programme meant for national development, which has a plan in the offing for project 774 of digitalizing, across all the 774 Local Government Areas of the nation, full with internet and WiFi benefits.
He mentioned in his address, that Kogi State has been funded and completely digitalized with technology, internet loops across the State.
He said further, that the Government of Kogi State has publicly thanked the Federal Government for its understandings.
In his input, he stated, that his Organization Information Connectivity Solutions Ltd (ICSL), has successfully installed Telephone connectivity somewhere in the Rivers States.
While about 20,000 Rural telephone calls are made alongside, on a daily basis across a certain village.
He added, that once the Federal Government is able to pragmatically and objectively formalize the students’ loans schemes, that the economy will be technically beneficial to all concerned.
He added also, that the huge populations of the citizenry have duly placed the country in an advantage position, to build the economy digitally.
He thereby commended the convener, Mrs. Ugochi Emmanuel for putting the very maiden edition of the idea dinner with the top CEOs.
He submitted, that Artificial Intelligence will be an heavy advantages when it is properly applied in the country.
The Convener,Mrs. Ugochi Emmanuel expressed joy over the achieved event, as they have gathered the brightest minds and most influential personages from the realms of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Telecommunications, from various sectors of the economy.
Describing it, as an honour to gather the wonderful men and women of Tech innovations.
She recognised and acknowledged, that they are extremely appreciative of their sponsors, that are too numerous to reel out,as that they are pleased to gather remarkable individuals, who not only shape the course of their respective industries.
She added, that from the boardroom of multi-national corporations to the corridors of government and from the fore front of Technological Advancements to vast field of the economy.
She stated, that as they embark on the maiden edition, they should seize the opportunity also, to engage in a meaningful conversations, develop new connections, and as well as explore avenues for collaboration amongst all, which shall actually spread across borders and boundaries.
The idea dinner represents more than just an evening of networking, but it is a veritable platform for fostering synergy, sharing insight, and as well as catalyzing positive change that reverberate far beyond the walls of this gathering. She said.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Coscharis Technology Limited, and Founder, Lead Pastor The Creator’s Church, Dr. Emomine Mukoro stated that technologies are actually what shall be pragmatically and objectively grow the economy of the Republic, to a healthy standpoint, because in China, the people there, are technologically prepared for the future of advancements in tech world.
He added, that the 6-3-3-4 educational programmes of many decades is actually the right packages designed to build the economy technologically, but, very sadly he opines that the drivers of the said vehicles did not pilot the programmes objectively, hence the ulterior motives behind failed. He adds that it is still not late for all and sundry in the republic to be computer minded citizenry.
The President of Team Nigeria for Positive change, and as well as the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Eko mi, Eko e (My Lagos, Your Lagos) Newspaper, monthly publication, Otunba Bestman Nze Jombo expressed, that it is really the time for all the Nigeria citizenry to be adequately equipped, with the latest teachings of technologies, which can actually translate the building of the economy to a healthy stand point.
Again, he stated, that we need to go into the schools and begin a Computer club society to enhance the Children education more on Computer appreciation.
Also, parents should consider taking their children and wards to public schools in Lagos State.
He said in his Goodwill message, that it is no more a news, that Educational packages and standard have been creatively improved upon in Lagos State public schools.
In his goodwill message, the Chairman, Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi praised the convener Emmanuel Ugochi for going extra miles to putting together the maiden edition of idea dinner for CEOs, to brainstorm on the growth of the republic economy digitally.
He assured , that members of NITRA, shall contribute to push the happenings of the event to the hearings of the government and public.
The whole speakers featured, also provided valuable and insightful contributions, as a way forward towards building a digitally economy.
The convener of the Idea dinner for CEOs programme , Emmanuel Ugochi informed in her address , that this CEOs event has started in some parts of the globe, like Canada, Davros etc, that by this year December 2024, there shall be another edition where the fall outs from this maiden edition shall be critically looked into for building a digitally grown economy.
The Business Development Service Provider of Bank of Industries (BOI), Mr. Mike Alade stated, that the idea dinner for CEOs, is really fine packages from the organizers, that he believes a lot of takeaways of ideas and ideals, shall be visible for the use and benefit of the participants.
Mr Alade pledged, that BOI is ever ready to support businesses for the growing of the economy digitally.
The Tech Consultant, Oladele Oloruntoba postulated, that the republic economy has to be digitalized, in all ramifications, because the entire globe has gone the ways of technologies, mostly Artificial Intelligence etc.
The Southwest representative, Ijeoma Akande also featured at the event.
