The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, is ready to maintain a hackathon throughout its annual Digital Nigeria Conference and urged participants to float initiatives to tackle e-subsidy removal, amongst different challenges.
Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA, stated this in an announcement on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mrs Umar stated that the hackathon could be a part of the actions lined up to mark the convention scheduled to maintain on October 24.
She stated that it could be championed by the company’s subsidiary, Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation, ONDI, in partnership with the Innovation Support Network, ISN.
The theme of the occasion is predicted to be “Harnessing Digital Technologies for Job Creation, Inclusive Economic Growth, and Sustainability’’.
Mrs Umar additional stated that the hackathon would supply participants the prospect to sort out nationwide challenges by leveraging rising applied sciences.
“It is targeted on constructing a digital Nigeria, the place participants make use of creativity, collaboration and important pondering to sort out issues measurably and systematically.
“Participating startup founders will probably be allowed to categorical creativity inside their enterprise case and inspired to develop distinctive options.
“Emphasis will probably be on creativity that deployed the newest expertise akin to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, Big information, Virtual blockchain, Quantum computing, amongst others.
“Such improvements ought to give you clearly outlined concepts and prototypes options on e-Digital Literacy and Inclusion, e-Creative Media, e-Government Services, e-Subsidy Removal/Mobility and e- Financial Inclusion Technology,’’ she stated.
Mrs Umar stated that this yr’s occasion was rebranded to develop the scope in step with the core targets of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, NDEPS.
“Additionally, the NITDA Digital Nigeria Hackathon 2023 is focused at attaining native content material growth and promotion of concepts to be developed into merchandise and homegrown options.
“It will leverage younger proficient Nigerians to produce modern concepts and merchandise to resolve socioeconomic issues, information tech entrepreneurship to present options to present challenges throughout numerous sectors in Nigeria.
“The occasion will match tech entrepreneurs with the suitable public establishment proper from thought technology and promote exportation of digital providers for financial enlargement,’’ she stated.
According to Umar, it’s going to additionally activate contemporary pondering by connecting innovators from various backgrounds and sectors.
“Consequently, finalists will pitch their concepts and groups on the occasion and a winner will obtain the Digital Nigeria Innovation Prize.
“After the hackathon, the profitable staff will probably be offered the help to proceed to construct their resolution right into a industrial enterprise.
“Participants are, subsequently, anticipated to establish related downside areas and suggest options to tackle them,’’ she stated.
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