Nigeria has opened its first National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, in Abuja on Friday.
It was opened by Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy.
According to Pantami, the establishment of the centre is in line with the eight pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) of the Federal Government and it seeks to position the country for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Pantami said, “Artificial Intelligence is the refinery of the digital economy and Robotics is very useful in supporting companies as they carry out repetitive tasks.
“These are two very important emerging technologies that will shape the face of future technologies and we have decided to be proactive to enable us to play a key role in how these technologies evolve.
“The Fourth Industrial Revolution, fuelled by Big Data, propelled by robust computing capacity, advanced software and Artificial Intelligence is ushering new ways of living, well-being, learning, travelling and working
“Its innovative use-cases are quickly changing lives for the better and creating new types of jobs,’’ Pantami said.
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