SECCIMA to discuss Hi-Tech training for Southeast youths at summit

The Southeast Chambers of Commerce, Mines, Industries Mines and Agriculture (SECCIMA), has lined up training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Southeast youths as part of it’s programme during its Summit scheduled for 11th -13th December 2024 in Enugu.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu showing part of the activities for the event, the chambers said the inclusion of ICT training for the youths in Southeast in it’s programme, was to ensure that the youths joined the rest of the world in the fast growing global hi-tech industry.

The statement said: “Technology is evolving at a greater rate than ever before seen in human history.

“According to EU Commission by 2025, over 4.3 billion gadgets will be connected and 90 per cent of all jobs will require digital skills.

“Realising that the world was in short supply of IT talents, there is urgent need for Southeast to train and develop it’s youths to be part of this new Hi-Tech for the world as manpower on IT innovation, incubation and Entrepreneurship.

“Through this, the Southeast shall supply the world with talents that will create capital, build wealth and reduce poverty. “

The statement further said that expert panelists would explore options available for making the zone exporter of Information and Communication Technology and to transforming her youths from possible cyber fraudsters to innovators and incubators of ideas.

“The experts will also discuss on developing the youths to prepare IT strategies, develop software, perform management tasks and manage processes, identify and define IT-related demands, select the IT-systems that meet those demands and implement in the different functional units of their establishment, ” the statement said.

According to SECCIMA, experts would also discuss the growing southeast tech industry, Fintech and e-commerce and synergize with investors to establish “Start Up South East”, which will create start up clusters in few years to build youths into entrepreneurs and wealth creators.

“This will make them to be the enablers, innovators, achievers and leaders in pushing the region’s development and transition towards a world-class digital economy, ” it said.