Explore Digital Technology for Improved Performance – Agency Boss urges Journalists

By Praise Chinecherem

Managing Director, Anambra ICT Agency, Fred Agbata has urged journalists in the state to explore opportunities in digital technology for increased access, ease and visibility to the world.

Agbata who gave the advice while addressing members of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council argued that media practitioners who take advantage of digital technology perform much better than others.

The agency boss who doubles as founder, Geeks and Founders Alliance for Soludo (GEFAS) listed other benefits of digital technology to include economy boost, improved connectivity, opportunities for innovation and improved service delivery.

He said, “Digital technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) offered level playing ground to all with greater opportunities for people to perform their functions with ease, smarter and in a shortest period of time.

“It helps to boom the economy. Technology improves what we do from the comfort of our homes. It helps us to do our works very well.

“It provides good connectivity, creates opportunities for innovation and improved service delivery.

“This was why the agency in keying into governor Chukwuma Soludo’s economic agenda, leveraged AI and other information and communication technologies in connecting all the ministries, departments and agencies to the government for improved, enhanced and outmost performance.

“The Anambra State ICT Agency was established with a clear and compelling mandate: to drive digital transformation in Anambra State.

“At its core, our role is incubatory: to design, coordinate, and implement technology initiatives that make governance more efficient, inclusive, transparent, and people-centred.

“We exist to ensure that “Everything Technology, Technology Everywhere” is not just a slogan but a lived reality where government processes are digitized, citizens can access services seamlessly, and technology becomes the true backbone of governance.

“Our Vision is to build a digitally transformed Anambra. Our Mission is to support the delivery of everything technology and technology everywhere in the state.

“Our Core Values are innovation, collaboration, data-driven decision making, solution-focused execution, and community orientation. And you will see these values reflected in all we have achieved under Governor Soludo’s leadership.

“One of the most foundational, yet understated, decisions in this digital journey was made in 2022, the waiver of the Right of Way (RoW) charges for broadband infrastructure by Mr.Governor.”

Agbata listed some of the achievements recorded under his agency as RoW which gave rise to Fibre-to-home deployment, 5G infrastructure expansion, faster and more reliable internet across communities, as well as enabling environment where innovators, telecom operators, and entrepreneurs can thrive.

“One of the clearest testaments to this policy is the Solution WiFi Initiative: a people-centred project directly rooted in Governor Soludo’s People’s Manifesto, which pledged to “Provide cheap (and ultimately free) Wi-Fi hotspots in public places.

“That promise is now a reality, with 25 live Solution WiFi sites across the state, including schools, lodges, public spaces, and government institutions,” Agbata added.