Firm showcases tech solutions to drive social inclusion

Softcom Limited has showcased technological solutions that could drive social inclusion across the African continent and help Nigeria alongside other countries in the continent meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The event hosted in Lagos by the indigenous technology company, which is also a technical partner to the Nigerian government’s N-Power project, […]

Softcom Limited has showcased technological solutions that could drive social inclusion across the African continent and help Nigeria alongside other countries in the continent meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

The event hosted in Lagos by the indigenous technology company, which is also a technical partner to the Nigerian government’s N-Power project, was themed: “Combating Poverty: Role of Technology in driving social change in Africa.”

Delivering the keynote address at the event, Mr. Afolabi Imoukhuede, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Muhammadu Buhari on job creation, said there are six pillars that would facilitate social inclusion and national development, namely: identity, digital literacy, education, agriculture, financial services and health.

He noted that strong government participation in policy making, resource allocation and ecosystem development is required to fast track development in these areas.

Imoukhuede lauded Softcom and other partners on their technical expertise in implementing the N-Power project, describing Softcom’s intervention as the ‘eureka’ that brought government’s objectives to light.

“A traditional method of implementing the programme would have limited enrolment and training delivery to under 40,000 participants; however, with the aid of technology, the programme was able to enrol over 500,000 beneficiaries for the graduate and non-graduate programme across the 774 local governments in Nigeria,” he said.