Segun Runsewe’s Unending Ingenuity

“Innovation is applied creativity. By definition, innovation is always about introducing something new or improved, or both and it is usually assumed to be a positive thing..’’

It wouldn’t be out of place to assume that the British author had someone like the Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, NCAC, Segun Runswe, in mind when he made this quote.

It is no hyperbole that Runsewe has always come out with creativity and innovation that has perpetually launched Nigeria’s culture and placed it among the best.

Otunba, as he is fondly called, is full of ingenuity, and as usual, he has once again come out with a new idea!

It was disclosed that he has come out with a new e-library and view centre that will capture Nigeria’s diverse cultural heritage history and link it up to about 150 countries in the world.

The e-library that will be launched in June, this year will be situated at Nigeria’s new Culture House in Abuja.

The e-library/view centre platform, one of the positive fallouts of Runsewe’s engagements in China, will be strategically deployed to harness basic information, history and tradition of Nigeria’s cultural tourism heritage and showcase them to global tourism community, cultural heritage experts and students of cultural studies all over the world.

Fielding questions from journalists in Beijing after a visit to the Great Wall of China, a notable heritage tourism site, Runsewe explained that the e-library/view centre which became a new platform for marketing natural resources and heritage sites during the COVID-19 pandemic is now being deployed by other countries to market their tourism and heritage opportunities to the world.

According to Runsewe, who is also the President, World Craft Council (WCC), Africa region “The beauty is that once Nigeria keys into the e-library/ view centre, we’re going to be connected to over 150 countries in the world, which will change the way the world sees Nigeria, including the wrong things they read about us which is not correct.”

He added that the platform will also serve as an avenue to tell Nigeria’s story by Nigerians, explaining further that Nigeria will use the opportunity to tell the world what we’re doing, and what is happening and share our history, cultural heritage and our icons which will generate positive discussions and interests about our country.

“I am happy because we’re going to be connected digitally by this e-library to about 150 countries of the world, an advantage which also brings us to study more about digital opportunities which we can leverage to market and promote Nigeria.”