KOICA partners FG in training 241 on capacity building

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Korea Institute for Development Strategy has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning and Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) in training 241 persons from different Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on e-Government capacity building, and project planning and development.

The Country Director of KOICA Nigeria Office, Mr. WooChan Chang stated this at the closing ceremony of the trainings held over the weekend in Abuja, a statement by KOICA Nigeria said.

Mr Chang said program is aimed at enlightening Nigerian public officials on the need for and benefits of e-Government.

He also said the “expected derivable benefits of the training are on e-Government policy, Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Business (G2B), and Government to Government (G2G) services”.

Chang who noted that so far a total of 1,646 persons have completed the e-Government capacity building program training since it commenced in 2015.

He also said the country’s e-Government Master

Plan has been adopted as the national agenda and e-Government Training Center (ETC) dedicated to e-Government training was completed as part of the project.

While also speaking, Ambassador of the

Republic of Korea to Nigeria, H.E. In-Tae Lee emphasized the need for Nigerian to have a more competent work force equipped with relevant e-Government knowledge, skills, and abilities for smart government.

Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Mr.

Musa Istifanus, who was represented by the Director Human Resources, Mr. El-Baff Mahdi Abubakar, appreciated the organizers for their efforts at the development of e-Government in the area of capacity building through KOICA.