The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy emerging technologies and ensure digital inclusion in tertiary institutions across the country.
The MoU, which process started four years ago between the two institutions, was signed in Abuja.
The MoU focuses on Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Deployment; Human Capacity Development; Deployment of Emerging Technologies and Digitisation of Services in tertiary schools.
Other areas are Project Management; IT Academy Deployment; ICT Policy Development and Emerging Technologies and Deepening of Research and Development with ICT in tertiary institutions.
The Director-General of NITDA, Dr Isa Pantami, said that the document was strategic as no institution of government could develop in isolation.
Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, on his part, said that quite a number of emerging technology solutions were very creative, innovative and enhanced learning.
According to Bogoro, such emerging technologies are needed for a knowledge-based economy and reduce issues of plagiarism in tertiary school programmes.
He added that the MoU would be for the benefit of the students and lecturers because ICT was required for every process of learning.
The secretary commended NITDA for providing ICT facilities in many tertiary schools across the country.