The Nigerian Communications Commission has granted the Enugu State Government a 15-year lease to operate its Digital Industrial Park and Learning Centre, aimed at fostering artificial intelligence, startups, digital skills and technology-driven enterprises.
The arrangement is intended to turn the facilities into platforms for innovation, entrepreneurship and human-capital development, while supporting Enugu State’s ambition to attract investment and build capacity in emerging areas of the digital economy.
The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, announced the partnership at the handover ceremony in Enugu, saying the Commission was pleased to transfer the facilities to a state government it believed had demonstrated the commitment to put them to productive use.
“These facilities were conceived as platforms for innovation, entrepreneurship and human capital development.
They were designed to deepen digital skills, support startups, attract investment, create jobs and position Nigeria as a competitive destination for business process outsourcing, knowledge process outsourcing and other technology-enabled services,” Maida said.
