Abia <\/a>State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says his government is committed to embracing technology for government operations in the State.<\/p>\n Gov. Otti was speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with officials of the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) PLC. in his office. He said that digitalisation is a non-negotiable pathway for effective and efficient governance and service delivery.<\/p>\n \u201cWe must continue to innovate and integrate systems. Truth be told, if you don\u2019t embrace technology, it will leave you behind.<\/p>\n \u201cEven technology companies become irrelevant if they don\u2019t move with the times,\u201d Gov. Otti stated.<\/p>\n The Governor highlighted the ongoing digital reforms in Abia <\/a>State, pointing out that, the government\u2019s land administration system has already been fully digitised from application to Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to actual issuance.<\/p>\n He said that as it is today, he approves C of Os digitally even from his desk; without papers or files, saying that, \u201cthis aligns perfectly with where we\u2019re headed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The Governor, who expressed willingness of his government in the digitisation process, recommended a follow-up technical session, involving the Secretary to the State Government, Head of Service, Chief Information Officer, and Commissioner for Science, Technology, and Innovation.<\/p>\n He expressed satisfaction with CSCS\u2019s proposal to support the State Government with an Electronic Document Management System (EDMS).<\/p>\n Speaking earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of CSCS, Alhaji Haruna Waziri said that the organisation had evolved from handling client settlements to building tech infrastructure for seamless document digitisation and market integration.<\/p>\n \u201cWe also provide digital services to State Government and partners. And, we felt that at this stage, with the leadership of Dr. Alex Otti, it is just right to partner and start doing this.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, we are here to partner to build solutions to be able to help the people of Abia <\/a>State and the government of Abia <\/a>State.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are two parts to this visit. We are here for a project, which is to digitalise or to suggest to the government to digitalise their operations.<\/p>\n \u201cBut more importantly, is that as part of this exchange group, we realise that Abia <\/a>State people are also very savvy about investment. There are a lot of companies in Abia <\/a>State that need guidance around succession planning.<\/p>\n \u201cAs you know, many companies in Nigeria, they don\u2019t go beyond one generation of wealth. Now, what we\u2019re trying to do is to bring together the exchange communities and the advisors, to come to Abia <\/a>State and talk to the entrepreneurs of the State to see how they can build their businesses, raise money and become bigger companies and by extension, be more sustainable,\u201d Waziri stated.<\/p>\n Also, an\u00a0Executive Director at CSCS, Mr. Adeyinka Shonekan, cited successful digitisation projects for Edo Government, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigerian Television Authority, Polaris Bank, and several universities.<\/p>\n He said that CSCS\u00a0\u00a0uses a system called \u201cM-Files\u201d to support\u00a0all business processes for data and workflow management, and assured of their commitment to partnering the State Government.<\/p>\n Ctz. UKOHA, NJOKU UKOHA
Chief Press Secretary to the Executive Governor of Abia <\/a>State.
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