The Nigerian Government on Monday declared open applications for the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies (4IRTA) designed to improve different sectors of the country’s economy.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, in a statement on X.
He said, “Our intent is to encourage and inspire the use of technology, especially Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies like UAV, IoT, AI & Blockchain, to optimise different sectors of our economy so I’m pleased to announce the launch our first 4IRTA initiative https://4irta.nitda.gov.ng in Agriculture.
According to the Minister, the Agriculture Demonstration Project will allow the Federal Government “to identify and mainstream market-ready innovations that leverage these 4IR technologies to enhance productivity and sustainability” in the country’s agricultural sector.
He added that the Agriculture Demonstration Project will allow Nigeria to identify and mainstream market-ready innovations that leverage these 4IR technologies to enhance productivity and sustainability in the nation’s agricultural sector.
These projects will be designed as pilot to illustrate how these technologies can be successfully implemented in Nigeria. While selected projects will receive up to N10,000,000 in funding to deepen the application of 4IR technologies in their work, the Ministry of Agriculture is expected to provide support to selected pilot farms to ensure sustainability.
Applications are open now at 4irta.nitda.gov.ng and will run till Thursday Dec 7th, 2023.
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