Ms Chinwe Okoli, the Special Adviser to the Governor of Anambra State on Innovation and Business Incubation addressed the global innovation ecosystem leaders at the 40th IASP World Conference on Science Parks and Areas of Innovation took place at the European Convention Centre, Luxembourg.
The conference with the theme, “๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฌ & ๐๐๐๐ฌ?” was an exceptional gathering of global innovation stakeholders from over 55 countries.
The three-day conference presented an opportunity for the best innovation districts, science parks and areas of innovation in the world to connect and exchange best practices.
Solution Innovation District, Anambra State was prominent in the conference as Ms Okoli addressed the conference on the topic: “๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐: ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ.”
She shared the transformative power of the Anambra State Governmentโs innovation program and highlighted the aspirations of Mr. Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo CFR and efforts in nurturing a robust innovation ecosystem in the State to unlock new opportunities and drive technological progress towards making Anambra the digital and creative capital of Nigeria.
Solution Innovation District (SID) is driven by the Anambra State Government, dedicated to fostering the growth of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Ms Okoli restated the commitment of the administration of Governor Soludo towards building the one -of -a kind district in Anambra State, stated the key and ambitious goals of grooming one million Anambra Digital Tribe, startups and digital entrepreneurs and in the end, she called for global partnership.
โOur Mantra in Anambra State is Everything Technology and Technology Everywhere
โAt SID, we are activating and developing a dynamic and inclusive ecosystem of the future, Our focus is that in a very short time, Anambra becomes the go-to place for the supply of skills/talents on deep technology -Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, blockchain, Data science, Software Engineering, IoT, Cloud Computing etc
โLetโs impact the world from the light of the nation, in the biggest country in Africa, letโs do digital magic with the Anambra Digital Tribeโ
IASP, the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation, is the leading association of innovation ecosystems worldwide.
This organization actively unites and empowers a network of managers overseeing areas of innovation, science parks, research parks, innovation districts, knowledge cities, and various other innovation spaces.
It’s the driving force behind the exchange of cutting-edge knowledge and best practices, propelling innovation on a global scale.
