The Lagos State Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology said on Monday that it had completed the first phase of a project to drastically reduce the cost of Internet connectivity. The Commissioner, LAMIST, Mr Olatunbosun Alake, made this known while listing the ministry’s achievements at the 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing in Lagos. Alake said,…
Alake said, during the briefing which was to commemorate the first year of Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office, that it had laid 2700 kilometers of fibre duct across the state. “All these technologies are to assist traffic management in Lagos, remove guesswork, and ensure better management of the city,’’ he said.
According to him, providing the state with technologies and expertise will enhance its capacity to defend its technologies against sophisticated cyber threats. “We have embarked on sensitisation and awareness workshops for all heads of accounts, procurement, planning, legal officers, and medical directors, among others, in 43 Ministries, Departments and Agencies across the state.He emphasised the objectives of the data protection compliance project, saying it was to safeguard the rights of persons to data privacy.
He said the council’s aims included improving services and the quality of life of citizens through research outcomes, promoting innovation awareness and managing the research and innovation fund. Alake said it promoted financial inclusion because, on registration, those without a bank account automatically got included.The commissioner, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria , however, noted that funding was a major challenge for the ministry.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.