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The Swedish government and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria’s IT clearinghouse, have expressed mutual commitment to promoting the digital economy ecosystem.
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Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, reiterated the commitment of the agency in exploring more opportunities to develop digital literacy and skills of Nigerians to ultimately achieve a ‘Digital Nigeria.’
Abdullahi was speaking in Abuja this week during a courtesy visit by the Sweden Ambassador to Nigeria, Grand Carl-Michael, to the NITDA.
He said one of the plans of the agency is to strengthen the ecosystem of the Federal Capital Territory and Nigeria at large.
Abdullahi added that the existing partnership NITDA has had over the years with the Embassy of Sweden, especially with the SchoolTry platform, has helped to improve the digital skill base of Nigeria.
The SchoolTry platform is a Sweden-based EdTech company offering innovative solutions for digital transformation of Nigeria’s education sector.
“Achieving digital economy is something that no one can succeed in isolation; particularly as the world is increasingly becoming global, which has necessitated the need for more collaborations such that whatever you do, you think global and act local,” said Abdullahi.
According to him, working towards building the nation’s GDP in a global economy would attract foreign markets and investments into the country. He encouraged the Swedish team to go beyond the SchoolTry project and execute more IT driven initiatives, assuring the team of a mutually beneficial partnership.
Ambassador Grand Carl-Michael, while expressing the commitment of SchoolTry to lead the digitalization of education delivery in Nigeria, expressed appreciation to the NITDA’s boss for the existing mutual collaboration.
“As Swedish ambassador to Nigeria, we work with a lot of different projects on digitalization because it’s a huge problem for many countries, Sweden included, and also for Nigeria with her huge population. When I learnt about this company ( SchoolTry) founded by a Nigerian in Sweden and working with Education and E-Learning I know that it will be very interesting for Nigeria to engage in because education is a social responsibility for Nigeria and also for Sweden,” said Ambassador Grand Carl-Michael.
Founded in 2018, the SchoolTry aligns with the Digital Literacy and Skills of the NITDA’s seven pillars of Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP- 2021-2024), and also with the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) for a Digital Nigeria..
The SchoolTry is an Integrated mobile and web solution for schools to connect in real-time with teachers, parents and students. The features and functionalities from SchoolTry app help to reduce cost, improve data management and boost overall efficiency.
