The Ogun Bureau of Information Technology has urged Nigerian women to tap into the enormous benefits in digital innovative skills by becoming Tech Entrepreneurs, in order to compete favourably with their peers across the world.
Mrs Olatundun Adekunte, the Director Standard Regulations, Planning and Research of the bureau , stated this on Thursday
in Abeokuta during the 2023 Women In Tech Celebration.
The programme is with the theme: “Developing Entrepreneurial Skills Through Emerging Technology”.
Adekunte said that it was pertinent for women to break away from the traditional gender stereotypes and access the hidden wealth in digital technology ecosystems for the advancement of their businesses.
She reiterated Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s commitment towards exposing more women to entrepreneurial heights attainable through technology, by putting up various training programmes for women.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme, put together by the Bureau in collaboration with GIZ -SEDIN, captured various training classes for technology driven businesses, towards incorporating more women into Community of Women in Technology.
Technical Advisor on Digital and Entrepreneurial Skills, (GIZ-SEDIN), Sikelola Olaifa, noted that the celebration was meant to recognise roles played by women in reshaping digital marketing and train participants on various tech tools for business development.
In her keynote address, the Co-founder, FarmSpeak Technology, Adaeze Akpagbula, highlighted platforms where women entrepreneurs could advertise or create contents for their businesses for free.
Akpagbula added that with the use of proper tools, mental stress and loss in businesses could be reduced to the barest minimum.
Sharing her experience on different technology solutions developed for farmers, she explained that digital marketing should be embraced to enable business growth.
One of the sessions’ panelist, Dr Jumoke Soyemi, who has also developed several IT solutions charged women to utilise digital space for their personal use as well as development of the state.
Appreciating the organisers of the event, Womiloju Abosede and Oluwaseun Owosso, who acquired knowledge on UI/UX Product Design and Cyber Security respectively said they would use the skills to advance their businesses for greater profit
