Federal Government, Huawei sign MoU on ICT Training Programme
The Federal Government and Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Information Communications Technology (ICT) to train and empower 1,000 Federal Civil Servants across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the country
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who signed the phase 3 ICT for change training programme on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday, March 7, 2022, said it demonstrated Nigeria’s commitment to private sector partnership
“It is common knowledge that the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the health of global economies and brought in its wake new ways of conducting businesses including government transactions. Necessity evolved novel ways and means to provide solutions based on advanced technological developments. Governments have also keyed into the upsurge in technological pursuits in science and technology.
“The Nigerian model Civil Service has not fared differently and recognises the role of technology in the ongoing transformation of the Nigerian Civil Service. In this regard, the establishment of an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution as one of the 8 thematic areas of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan, was devised as a means to digitize records and automate workflow processes to achieve an overall improvement in information sharing and collaboration across the MDAs. This, I know has been piloted in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and is being rolled out to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
“The signing of this MoU signifies the continued healthy relations between the Federal Government and the private sector as represented by Huawei Technologies in the areas of ICT capacity development in the Federal Civil Service. Essentially, the ICT for Change programme seeks to train and empower 1,000 Federal Civil Servants across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). It is the second phase in the capacity building programme for federal civil servants organized by Huawei Technologies. The first phase of the programme which was held from 14th January – 28th June, 2019 led to the training of 935 participants across 101 MDAs.”
The SGF also said that the trainers would consolidate on the gains of the last one
“As it was with the first phase, this phase will also take off with the constitution of an Implementation Task Team (ITT) comprising officials from this Office, the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and Huawei Technologies, that will be responsible for: Determine an agreeable and impactful course content; Selection of candidates; Provide regular updates on the implementation of the programme; and Undertake a post-programme evaluation of milestones reached and overall outcome.”
According to him, the third phase will expand topics to focus on the following areas; “ICT Development Trends, E-Government for the Future, 5G Motivation and Industry Progress, Cyber Security Strategies, Project Management Principles and Practices; Web Design and Maintenance Training and Microsoft Office Training.”
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