Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has advised elites in government to try and understand the way the technology works and think out of the box in efforts to move the country forward.
Profesor Osinbajo who delivered the second Foundation Lecture of the Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, entitled “The Future is Here Earlier Than We Thought,” said that the path to greatness, and development of any country is in critical thinking and innovative ideas.
The Vice President said: “whatever you choose to do, be technology savvy and understand its best uses in your chosen discipline.”
He gave a long list of major and global advancements attained through technology and innovative ideas, advising the elites to: “create a network of peers where participants interact and share in the value creation.
“You must learn to be a versatile operator not a mono-skilled graduate…everyone has a right to be rich, age is not a barrier.”
He made it clear that the old way of doing things are gone with the advances in technology, adding it is in recognition of the central role of innovation and technology in national economic growth plan that the federal government in the current budget, provided extensively for technology and innovation.
“This year, we are establishing technology hubs across the country. Two super hubs in Abuja and Lagos and 6 regional hubs in the six geopolitical zones. In partnership with several technology companies, the hubs will be fully resourced with infrastructure and capacity building.” [myad]
