The Power Fee of Nigeria (ECN) has launched into capability constructing for its staffers as a way to improve its info processing approach to work with new superior expertise merchandise in keeping with the Federal Authorities digital transformation targets.
The Director Basic of the Fee, Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha, in the course of the opening of a 3-day capability constructing, which commenced in Abuja on Tuesday, mentioned it has turn out to be crucial to ascertain satisfactory and superior ICT platforms, together with web sites, portals, Native Space Networks, Web connectivity, procurement of superior private computer systems, IT peripherals and numerous software program packages and purposes.
He mentioned, “the quick rising technological development within the twenty first Century, requires frequent improve of software program and {hardware} in addition to coaching of workers as a way to meet up with development. Additionally, on this period of data explosion, the expertise of yesterday isn’t sufficient to compete with obtainable applied sciences of as we speak.”
He mentioned additional that this was one of many causes the federal authorities began the e-government venture and integration of all of the Ministries, Departments and Companies (MDAs) into digital literacy programme by the Nationwide Data Know-how Growth Company (NITDA) in collaboration with CISCO
He famous that this growth will additional speed up the effectivity of service supply in all MDAs in addition to the digital transformation dream of the federal government.
“We’re constructing the capability of our ICT workers and a few chosen classes of workers from different departments within the fee to equip them as IT champions who can assist to offer help-desk help to customers inside their departments/items when the fee is totally digitized,” he said.
The ECN boss, who launched new superior expertise merchandise for the fee, additionally inspired all individuals to actively have interaction, share expertise and forge partnerships that may contribute to the success of digital transformation and achievement of the ECN mandate.
Director of ICT on the fee, Engineer Stephen Adebayo, who was represented by Director, Electrical energy, Engineer Felix Olu, mentioned the superior expertise merchandise coupled with the coaching will increase workers morale and positively have an effect on their productiveness.
He added that the capability constructing programme was designed to strengthen the fee’s digital transformation capabilities and improve operational effectivity in keeping with the ECN statutory mandate and the Nationwide Digital Economic system Coverage and Technique.
He famous that underneath the management of Abdullahi, the ECN has made substantial funding in equipping its ICT infrastructure with the important applied sciences and instruments essential to drive a dependable and sustainable digital transformation course of.
