He made this known at a dialogue on the National Digital Literacy Framework organised by the GIZ/Digital Transformation Centre in partnership with NITDA, European Union, and other partners in Abuja.Inuwa, while quoting statistics from Statista and the International Finance Corporation, said 28 million jobs in Nigeria and 230 jobs in Sub-saharan Africa will require digital skills by 2030.
“The government has come up with the National Digital Literacy Framework, and to create an industry that will train people. Creating that industry will unlock the market. We are in the process of doing that”, he added. He also stated that the digital literacy framework has set a target to empower 95 percent of Nigerians with digital skills by 2030 by improving access, skills development, ensuring inclusive participation, and workforce readiness.
“The access to technology that drives digital technology and its application is becoming cheaper and accessible. The biggest challenge is literacy. Before now, we used to talk about the gap that exists with access to the Internet, and mobile technology, but the price for this technology is dropping significantly which means a lot of our people have access. As they have access, the question would be whether they have the knowledge to use it,” he said.