
By Tony Ezike
In line with her commitment towards engendering continuous improvement in every undertaking, Senator Uche Ekwunife CON (Iyom) on Wednesday June 5th met with foreign ICT professionals and brainstormed on modalities for technological advancement of the South-East region.
This positive move became possible following Ekwunife’s commitment towards raising an independent and productive youth population, properly equipped to compete effectively with their counterparts across the globe. Hence her decision to receive and interact with the team of Israeli expatriates known as Cyber/ICT training and innovation Entrepreneur Group; ASERO, who paid her a courtesy visit on Wednesday.
The Israeli group is seeking partnership on training of cyber and ICT training of young people in Nigeria, especially the South-East zone. This explains why they visited the Director General of South East Governors Forum, Senator Uche Ekwunife CON, in view of her envisaged assistance in terms of recommendation, facilitation and follow up.
Led by Mr. S. Joseph and Mr. B. Yaniv, ASERO; the reputable leading group in innovation and entrepreneurship with its range of expertise from technology to agriculture, BioMed and fin-tech reached out to the DG of Southeast Governors Forum, Sen. Uche Ekwunife in Abuja to discuss modalities for partnership in training of young innovative ICT savvy youths on Cyber and Tech.
The group further noted that Cyber and FinTech are leading fields in Isreali startup investments which attracted considerable amount of capital in previous years. They also indicated that there is a growing trend in Israeli private scale-up companies such as Fiverr, IronSource, Wix, Tsoola, Outbrain and many others that have fostered massive job creation in Isreal.
Responding, Senator Ekwunife informed her guests that the Southeast is home to the most innovative and ICT savvy youths in Nigeria. She further stated the willingness of Southeast Governors Forum to collaborate with Cyber / ICT professionals considering its potential advantage and impacts on young people, who are desirous of exploiting the world of Internet Communication Technology – ICT, Artificial Intelligence – AI, as well as utilizing the skills acquired for innovation and technological advancement.
It is common knowledge that many young graduates and even non graduates from the Southeast zone are looking forward to opportunities like the one provided by ASERO. The ambitious youths from the zone would readily embrace such high level training and thousands of them would utilize such opportunities optimally.
Entrepreneurs from the South East are already investing massively in Hitech companies, so the anticipated implementation of your proposal will not only compliment their efforts, but will also create more employment opportunities and strengthen the capacity of employees in terms of knowledge and performance.
“Your visit is strategic, given that the South East Governors are already speaking in one voice in respect of regional interventions that directly impact and enhance the capacity of young people in the area. This particular training will no doubt unlock the hidden potentials of the target group, and expand the personal income status of the working population, which is critical for addressing the challenges of insecurity and economic instability, she said.
The evolution of ICT has impacted our world in many positive ways and still counting. In that regards, it has become the most sought after enabler for investment opportunities and business promotion. Interestingly, the Asero Group has well trained experts in White Hat Hacker, InfoSec and Veteran Technology. Other areas of expertise include developing courses and training programs for penetration testing and SOC teams.