Kaduna Trains 5,000 Women in ICT

John Shiklam in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Government has said it  has trained over 5,000 women in Information and  Communication Technology (ICT).

The state Governor, Uba Sani, disclosed this yesterday in Kaduna at a stakeholders’ engagement on the draft bill on National Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill organised by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.

The governor, who was represented by Patience Fakai, state commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, said  his administration has “collaborated with Data Science Nigeria (DSN) and Google in the programme, ‘Arewa Ladies4Tech’,  to train over 5,000 women across the state in ICT.

He said: “As a result, most of these ladies have become gainfully employed, some internationally, which they work from the comfort of their homes.’’

He added that  Kaduna State has “launched the AI4All, an initiative meant to bring AI to Hausa speakers across Nigeria and beyond, through a series of short lessons on AI in Hausa language which are downloadable from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) site and shareable with others by phone.’’

Sani said mainstreaming technology is one of his government’s agenda, noting that AI initiative in vernacular is the first of its kind in Africa.

The governor said further that the government has partnered Greysoft Technologies to bring young innovators to produce tech-products for agriculture under the auspices of AgricTech Hackathon.

Sani said the draft bill on

National Digital Economy and e-Governance marks a significant step forward in harnessing the power of technology to drive economic growth and improved governance.

He stressed that the digital economy is no longer a niche sector because it is the future.

“The bill aims to create a comprehensive framework for the development and regulation of our digital economy, ensuring that we remain competitive in the global digital landscape,” Sani said.