The implementation of the ETC project shall target institutions of learning in rural, unserved, and underserved areas with adequate space to build, and other facilities to accommodate the building and infrastructure to be deployed. The implementer is expected to construct the ETC building, deploy and configure the ICT equipment, provide bandwidth connectivity and emerging technologies software to the beneficiary learning institution.
The implementation of the ETC project shall target institutions of learning in rural, unserved, and underserved areas with adequate space to build, and other facilities to accommodate the building and infrastructure to be deployed. The implementer is expected to construct the ETC building, deploy and configure the ICT equipment, provide bandwidth connectivity and emerging technologies software to the beneficiary learning institution.
The ETC project is designed to identify, demonstrate, extend, and apply emerging technologies such as IOT, AI, Machine Language, Edge Computing, Robotics etc. in rural unserved & underserved regions to help drive the digital transformation agenda of the Government.
Key Objectives:
The objective of the project is as follows:
- The ETC will serve as an ICT incubation hub for emerging technology research and innovative solutions for beneficiary communities such as Machine Learning, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) etc.
- The ETC will ensure a neutral center for emerging technologies training and capacity building programmes and an enabling environment for practical application of these technological advancements.
- The ETC will create an avenue for promoting indigenous ICT entrepreneurs and ICT systems for a digital economy.
- The ETC will create online employment and function as a one-stop shop for those seeking to become trained in emerging technologies for the deployment of E-services in Nigeria.