— Says its testomony to his selling Fourth Industrial Revolution
Ex-Defence Minister Tokunbo Kayode has praised the African Union’s (AU) appointment of Professor Isa Ali Pantami as Co-Chairman of the African Scientific Analysis and Innovation Council (AU-ASRIC).
Pantami, the instant previous Minister of Communications and Digital Economic system, will play a pivotal function in crafting the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Coverage and Technique for Africa, alongside Professor Anicia Nicola Peter from Namibia.
Kayode described Pantami’s appointment as well-deserved, citing his experience in selling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He highlighted Pantami’s notable contributions, together with establishing the Nationwide Centre of Synthetic Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) and creating Nigeria’s first Digital Economic system Coverage.
The council consists of famend specialists, together with Professor Khaleed Ghedira from Tunisia and Professor Maha Grima from Morocco. Kayode congratulated Pantami, acknowledging his dedicated experience and seminal work in laying down insurance policies and implementation plans for Nigeria’s digital house improvement.
Pantami’s four-year tenure as Minister noticed the digital economic system house develop from scratch, with strong foundations laid for insurance policies on rising applied sciences, synthetic intelligence, robotics, and knowledge safety. Kayode credited Pantami as an excellent skilled and one of many fathers of Nigeria’s Digital Economic system.
With this appointment, Pantami is predicted to considerably affect Africa’s 4IR Coverage and Technique, impacting all 54 nations on the continent.
