DG NITDA Urges AWS To Come To Nigeria
As part of Nigeria’s engagement at the ongoing Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has urged Amazon Web Services (AWS) to come to Nigeria and take advantage of the country’s pool of tech talents in order to co-create products and services.
Inuwa who led the team of Nigerian Startups currently participating at GITEX Supernova Pitch Competition to AWS office in Dubai, implored the company to latch on Nigeria’s youthful population, and invest in the country’s Digital Economy.
The DG emphasised that there is need for tech big companies like AWS to leverage on Nigeria’s existing policies and regulations, and support the Startups to create local product and services.
“Nigeria is a big market, and we have one of the youngest populations in the world, and technology is about young people. You have all the opportunities to come and invest in Nigeria, we have the talent, and talent is one of our competitive edge, when it comes to technology and innovation, Nigeria can be the global super power,” Inuwa said.
He noted that some big techs feels threatened by government policies, while in reality, most of the government regulations are not stopping companies from dominating , rather, it is to create an enabling environment forl local players and startups to participate in ever expanding digital economy space.
“Our Startups cannot compete with AWS as a Service Provider platform, but you can create a platform for them to build their products and services,” the DG said.