The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to establish an innovation hub in the North East region that would assist in addressing humanitarian crisis. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, in a statement yesterday, said the decision was in line with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s goal to promote the use of technology as a critical tool for public service delivery.
The target is to achieve this through the Federal Government’s National Social Investment programme. Akande in the statement, described the initiative as Makeathon, a process of crowdsourcing ideas around solutions for interested persons, humanitarian actors, engineers, designers, scientists, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs in the region.
He said “the North East Makeathon is slated to run from October 2017 to December 2017 and would expectedly usher in the first set of incubation activities in the proposed North East humanitarian innovation hub.
“The focus of the hub will be to address challenges faced by persons in the region some of which include Nutrition and Food Security, Early Recovery and Economic Security (Diversifying Livelihoods),” he said.
The presidential spokesman said that the hub also entails Camp Coordination and Management, Education (innovative and creative learning solutions) and Health (innovation which addresses the health issues faced by pregnant women, children and communities in the region). Another critical area of focus in the hub would be the protection of women and children (Gender-based violence: innovative and preventive measures).
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