NITDA Boosts WICE Digital Capacity With Laptops, Training

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has strengthened the digital capacity of the National Association of Women in Colleges of Education (WICE) through the provision of high-specification HP OmniBook laptops and digital skills training.

The 30th Annual National Conference of WICE, held in Bichi, Kano State, under the theme, “Dual Mandate: Global Impact; Reimagining Teacher Education for Sustainable Development.”

The NITDA Director General, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, represented by Christiana Simon of the Digital Development Services Department, said the laptops would enhance the association’s administrative and operational efficiency by supporting documentation, information management, communication, virtual engagements and collaboration among members.

He disclosed that NITDA had also enrolled 1,135 WICE members in its Digital Literacy Online Courses through the NITDA-Cisco Networking Academy platform.

To complement the online learning initiative, the agency is supporting practical capacity building through a physical masterclass on productivity tools, cybersecurity and generative artificial intelligence (AI).

The training is designed to equip participants with practical digital skills to improve workplace efficiency, protect digital information and responsibly apply emerging technologies in teaching, research and administration.

He reaffirmed NITDA’s dedication to equipping women educators with essential digital skills and promoting technology-driven solutions that enhance teaching, research and administrative efficiency in educational institutions.