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While some state governments are yet to realise the importance of Information and Communications Technology ICT) to the development of their state’s economy and tne people, the Oyo state government has taken it upon itself to build a digital economy through massive deployment of ICT infrastructure and digital skills training for civil servants in the state.
These, according to the Special Assistant to the governor on ICT and E-governance, Mr. Adebayo Akande, have led to the digitisation of many government services in the last two years of Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration.
Highlighting some of the critical projects that have set the state on the right path to digitisation, Akande said the administration kick-started with the mass training of civil servants in digital skills and use of the digital collaborative and productivity tools. In addition, he said the government also rolled out official email addresses with @oyostate.gov.ng extension for all civil servants