The Nigerian Minister of Communication Technology, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, confirmed that about 22,600 government officials will participate in and benefit from the ongoing e-Governance training organized by the Korean Government through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) 2013-2018 training programme for Nigeria.
Speaking at the 4th In-Country training on e-Governance capacity building programme in Abuja, the Minister said that the target was to have over 20,000 trained officials across all the Departments, Ministries and Agencies.
In his address, the Korean ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Noh Kyu-duk, said, “the ripple effect of this pool of ever more competent government officers who are adept at the tools of 21st century e-governance will, without a doubt, lead to a more efficient, transparent and convenient public service in Nigeria."
The training is a part of the 5 year ”Project for Capacity Building of e-Government in Nigeria”, with overarching objective of improving the efficiency and transparency of the public service administration in Nigeria.
KOICA is spending $8.56 million US dollars for the implementation of the project, which include drafting an e-government Master Plan, (completed and handed over to the government in 2015), establishment of an e-Government Training Centre and organizing Capacity Building Programs for 22,625 government officers