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Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state Governor, says Information and Communication Technology is the only avenue Nigeria can come to parity with the developed world.
He stated this while speaking at the National Information Technology Merit Awards organized by the Nigeria Computer Society at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos.
Represented by his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, the governor said that science and technology remains key enablers that has continued to redefine the way people live and think.
The governor who noted that his administration’s plan to fully transform the state into a smart city and make the State economy 21st century compliant is fully on course.
He added that the on-going Metropolitan Fibre Network Cables and Broadband Infrastructure across the State is part of the comprehensive Smart City programme aimed at driving Lagos into a 24-hour Economy.
He said the Unified Metro Fibre Project is a multi-year Smart City programme in which the government is installing 6,000 kilometer fibre optic cables across the State in two phases.
According to him, “In the first phase, which started last year, 3,000km of fibre optic cables are being rolled out within the metropolis. The high-speed Internet connectivity that will result from the metro-network cables would be used at homes, schools, healthcare facilities and government offices for improved service delivery.
“The infrastructure would also boost e-commerce activities and empower innovation start-ups,” he added.
Sanwo-Olu further revealed that in line with the vision of transforming Lagos into a 21st century economy, his administration in 2019, set up, a N250,000,000 Lagos State Science, Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) seed fund, for investment in research and development for tech-focused solutions across the Six pillars of the development agenda with the first set of 50 beneficiaries selected to benefit from the seed fund in the fields of innovation, research and STEM were empowered with N100 million grants.
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