The Enugu State Government has successfully trained 400 women in software Information Technology (IT) infusion programme and 200 young men in high powered, life altering and wealth creating technical courses at the newly established Enugu State Tech Hub Centres in the state.
Speaking during the graduation ceremony of the first batch of the software IT infusion students at the Centre in Enugu, the state Commissioner for Science and Technology, Sir Obi Kama, explained that the programme would “empower the participants to build cutting-edge innovation that will solve real problems and also create a new wealth index for youths in the state.”
Kama disclosed that the IT infusion programme for women was in keeping with the state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi administration’s commitment to gender equality as well as its unrelenting and unequivocal passion for enhancing the capacity of youths of the state in IT innovations as a veritable vehicle for wealth creation, economic growth and self-reliance.
The commissioner commended the management team of the Tech Hub Centres for its bold initiatives and great strides in partnering tech giants such as Microsoft and Tech 4 Dev, to launch the mega software infusion programme for the targeted audience.
He pointed out that the programme was free and ran for four weeks, noting that the state Ministry of Science and Technology is proud of the commitment, energy and passion being displayed by the Enugu Tech Hub in exceeding the expectations in its roadmap of infusing technology-driven innovations in the youths aimed at changing the innovation index of the state.
Kama, who congratulated the graduands, urged the fresh students to remain steadfast and take full advantage of the programme to impart knowledge and “bring about the generation shift the government hopes to achieve before the end of 2022 in making Enugu State the hub for tech infusion, incubation and acceleration of tech startups in the South-east region.”
In her address, the Commissioner for Special Duties and the Focal Person, Enugu State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Hon. Mrs. Mabel Agbo, revealed that the state Tech Hub Centres were not only designed to provide trainings and technology solutions to the challenges confronting the society, but also to acquaint the beneficiaries with the necessary skills to be able to set up their own technology hubs in their various communities.
She, therefore, enjoined the youths of the state to utilise the Tech Hub Centres to realise their potential instead of indulging in unlawful activities and waiting endlessly for limited vacancies in both federal and state civil services.
