A 4-day training programme have been organised by the Ogun state Bureau of Information Technology to commemorate the State’s 50th Anniversary, with the theme ‘Building Digital Confidence: Creativity and Cyber Awareness’.
The ongoing training at Ogun TechHub aimed at exposing citizens to importance of digital creativity and security ,towards boosting confidence in businesses and innovations.
Special Adviser on Information Communication Technology (ICT), Dayo Abiodun, explained that cyber awareness and creativity were crucial elements to unlocking the State’s digital potentials , and highlighting the latest cyber-attacks that come with them, hence the need to equip citizens with the knowledge and skills to navigate the digital world safely.
“Creativity and cyber awareness are the bedrock of a thriving digital economy, so we must educate people about them to attract more investments, create opportunities for citizens, ensure business safety online, as well as making them becoming ambassadors of cyber awareness,” Abiodun said.
He recalled that the creation of Ogun TechHub had launched several initiatives to promote digital literacy and cyber awareness, including coding camps, hackathons and other skills training programmes, which had built a strong ecosystem that supports Techpreneurship, positioning many young people in the State to create jobs, not just seek employment.
Also speaking, Director of Planning, Research and Statistics (BIT), Mrs. Olatundun Adekunte, urged participants to think outside the box and leverage digital tools to solve real-world problems, saying the program would educate them on digital security, online safety and creativity, giving them a boost in business survival.
Participants, including Tope Adeniyi and Busola Ogunsolu, lauded BIT for organising the training, saying it had given them hope to access necessary digital entrepreneurship tools for potential job creation and business growth, as well as a game changer to networking opportunities while navigating the digital world.
