Until about a couple of decades, tech hubs in Nigeria were nothing but pipe dreams. At the wake of the last decade, awareness started filtering in for seamless processes and Internet of things started getting traction.
For a sizeable number of businesses technological upgrade was not on the priority list and as such can wait.
Tech hubs in Nigeria were quite scanty and the underdevelopment soared to high sky. Unemployment reigned supreme while some are underemployed.
There came an urgent need to address this menace and Government Agencies like NITDA and NCC took the centre stage through various programmes aimed at encouraging the youths and business owners to adopt digitization in almost every areas of life.
However, these activities are getting measurable results in the form of technological awareness and great innovations coming from Nigeria.
As things stand, Tech hubs in Nigeria is bringing people closer to technological offerings and making life easy for the populace through various fintech, Edtech, agritech and health innovations.
The covid experience removed every form of apprehension as Nigerians took to technology than never before. Meetings were replaced by virtual meetings, virtual workers went on the increase and co-working spaces got more acceptance in the business circle.
Education took a dramatic turn as online classes with demos were used to keep students engaged while at home. The tech space realized its strength at this point as different applications were rolled out to make life easy during the heat of the pandemic.
Tech hubs in Nigeria became more equipped as awareness continued to spread into the hinterlands.
However, the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic took the sector from carefully dipping their toes into the technological stream and threw it headfirst into an unplanned experiment of online education to hold the fort.
The financial sector had an interesting time during the heat of the pandemic. Bank outlets were closed to prevent the spread of the virus, but innovations from SystemSpecs with products like Paylink and other mobile payment platforms saved the day.
Greater inventions are coming from Nigeria as tech hubs in Nigeria continually deepen the importance of tech upgrade across all sectors.
The health sector has also improved and quite a number of applications have been developed to make the healthcare system better than it used to be some decades ago.
As this continues to deepen, blockchain adoption and other Artificial intelligence innovations are taking centre stage.
According to a report by Research and Markets, in 2019, the global AI in education market reached $1.1 billion in 2019 and is predicted to generate $25.7 billion in 2030, advancing at a 32.9 per cent during the forecast period (2020-2030).
“The rapid growth of AI in education is mainly due to the ability of these solutions to enhance the learning experience is one of the key factors which is anticipated to propel its adoption across the globe for education purposes,” the report said.
Artificial intelligence majorly uses deep learning, machine learning, and advanced analytics especially for monitoring the learning process of the learner such as the marks obtained and speed of a particular individual among others.
AI in education brings with it a myriad of opportunities that could greatly benefit the education industry; from heightening the student body’s learning experience, relieving the pressure on educators, to lowering an institution’s overall costs.
Looking into the future of business processes and the new normal, it will be deduced that the tech innovation will further ease administrative duties and allow for smarter contents.
Tech hubs in Nigeria will also continue to play the role of creating awareness geared towards total adoption of digitization.
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