According to study that Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud computing giant, commissioned, 30 to 45 percent of employment in Nigeria by 2030 would require digital skills.
This was revealed during a media roundtable in Lagos by AWS Vice President of Global Services Uwem Ukpong, who was in Nigeria earlier this week for a meeting with Nigerian government officials.
He claims that the results show Nigeria would need to teach more people in order to increase its capacity for digital skills.
He said the meeting with Nigerian government officials was centred on how the country can be part of the AWS global plans to train 29 million people globally for free by 2025.
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He noted that AWS’s investment in Nigeria encompasses not only technological infrastructure but also a strong commitment to human capital development.
Recognizing the importance of skill-building in the digital age, AWS has made significant strides in training and upskilling the Nigerian workforce.
Highlighting the focus of the meeting with the Nigerian government officials, including the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, and the Minister of Communications Innovation and Digital Economy, Ukpong said:
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“We have seen that 30 to 45% of the jobs in Nigeria will require digital skills by the year 2030 and that means that capacity development and training and preparing people for this is going to be key.
“The discussion I had with the Minister of Communications, innovation, and Digital Economy was about what programs the government is putting in place here in Nigeria and how can AWS invest because we have a charter to support and invest in up-and-coming economies as they look to develop talent interoperability.
“And so that was the discussion we had and we’ve now set up a forum or a session where we’ll come together in January 2024. We call it an executive briefing session, or executive visioning session to sit down with the Minister and say, what are the key items in your five-point plan that you want to see executed in 2024? And how can AWS as an organization support you in that sense?”
