THE Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mentioned the proposed Lagos State College know-how hub will promote creativity and innovation that may develop the state.
Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Thursday throughout the twenty fifth convocation of LASU held within the college’s auditorium, Ojo.
The governor urged the graduands to make use of their acquired schooling, data and creativity to redevelop themselves and positively remodel the world.
He mentioned, “LASU know-how hub is likely one of the varied measures adopted by this administration to realize its imaginative and prescient for sustainable schooling and know-how which is the third of the six-pillar improvement agenda of this administration. The state authorities has additionally mobilised the contractor dealing with the development of the primary ever LASU know-how hub.
“Availability of a befitting extremely–fashionable know-how hub is essential to reaching sustainable technological improvements within the West African sub area as a result of the Sub Saharan Africa’s work age inhabitants is projected to develop by over 600 million by the 12 months 2030.
“The proposed LASU know-how hub, upon completion, will amongst others, assist to advertise creativity and innovation for technological improvement of the state and function a tech resolution centre for the event of the good financial system of Lagos State.”
The Nationwide Chief of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, suggested the brand new graduates to not embrace a misdirected deal with the digital world.
“Whereas we wrestle via the financial mud, the world quickly adjustments round us. We now bear witness to an increasing digital financial system and digital worlds. From the good cellphone to the good metropolis; from homes of concrete to these original of code.
“You younger graduates should discover your home on this world of crypto currencies, non-fungible tokens and metaverses. However don’t yield to the faulty mindset that claims the digital world is the dominant one.”
{That a} fortunate few might strike it wealthy on this sphere doesn’t make it the crucial path to nationwide prosperity. With out the tangible items of the productive financial system, the digital realm is however an elaborate recreation,” he mentioned.
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