Yemi Obafemi
The Chief of Staff to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. ‘Femi Gbajabiamila has charged Nigeria tertiary institutions to reinvent in digital technology to facilitate information exchange and innovation so that this generation will be competing in a global marketplace, against students from all over the world, and against technology.
Gbajabiamila gave the commission at the 35th Convocation Lecture of Yaba College of Technology as the Guest Speaker on the topic: Empowering Nigerian Youths in the Present Day Economy, held at the college Yusuf Grillo Auditorium.
According to him, the purpose of 21st-century education is not merely skills acquisition and specialisation but disruption and reinvention.
He said the income earned by previous generation have been made redundant by technological advances.
Gbajabiamila emphasized on the need to prepare the future graduate so that they will not only be competing with one another for opportunities, but they will also be competing in a global marketplace, against students from all over the world, and against technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, blockchain and financial technology tools that are increasingly replacing the human function in the workplace.
The Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr. Engr. Ibraheem Abdul, in his welcome address said that the institution is committed to the nucleus of the national manpowering development agenda towards youth empowerment is and also make it the pride of the nation when it comes to manpower development, technological advancement and youth empowerment.
“To achieve these noble goals, this administration has put in place several laudable initiatives targeted at youth empowerment, amongst which are the Quadruple Helix Collaboration Scheme for Youth Empowerment; establishment of Centre for Technology Marketing and Product Development; YCT Industry Alliance Group (YIAG) Program and Students Work and Study Scheme, the rector expatiated, ” he said.
According to him, the Quadruple Helix Collaboration Scheme provides a model for innovation and development that involves the active participation of ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. It recognizes the importance of collaboration among these four sectors in addressing complex societal challenges
The Chief of Staff to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. ‘Femi Gbajabiamila has charged Nigeria tertiary institutions to reinvent in digital technology to facilitate information exchange and innovation so that this generation will be competing in a global marketplace, against students from all over the world, and against technology.
Gbajabiamila gave the commission at the 35th Convocation Lecture of Yaba College of Technology as the Guest Speaker on the topic: Empowering Nigerian Youths in the Present Day Economy, held at the college Yusuf Grillo Auditorium.
According to him, the purpose of 21st-century education is not merely skills acquisition and specialisation but disruption and reinvention.
He said the income earned by previous generation have been made redundant by technological advances.
Gbajabiamila emphasized on the need to prepare the future graduate so that they will not only be competing with one another for opportunities, but they will also be competing in a global marketplace, against students from all over the world, and against technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, blockchain and financial technology tools that are increasingly replacing the human function in the workplace.
The Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr. Engr. Ibraheem Abdul, in his welcome address said that the institution is committed to the nucleus of the national manpowering development agenda towards youth empowerment is and also make it the pride of the nation when it comes to manpower development, technological advancement and youth empowerment.
“To achieve these noble goals, this administration has put in place several laudable initiatives targeted at youth empowerment, amongst which are the Quadruple Helix Collaboration Scheme for Youth Empowerment; establishment of Centre for Technology Marketing and Product Development; YCT Industry Alliance Group (YIAG) Program and Students Work and Study Scheme, the rector expatiated, ” he said.
According to him, the Quadruple Helix Collaboration Scheme provides a model for innovation and development that involves the active participation of ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. It recognizes the importance of collaboration among these four sectors in addressing complex societal challenges
