The Lagos State Government sealed
the deal with the City of Dubai for the Historic Lagos Smart City Project. According
to the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde,
The deal is expected to
bring multi-billion dollar investments to Lagos, create thousands of jobs and
transform the State.
The
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Lagos Smart City was signed at the
Emirate Towers, Dubai, by the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for
Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, and the Chief Executive Officer of Smart City
Dubai LLC, Mr. Jabber Bin Hafez. The Chairman of Dubai Holdings, His Excellency, Ahmad Bin Byat who is also the Deputy Prime Minister and the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode were present when the deal was struck.
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Smart City is an Urban Development vision to integrate multiple Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) solutions in a secure fashion to manage a City’s
Assets; the City’s Assets include, but are not limited to, local departments
information systems, schools, libraries, transport systems, hospitals, power
plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement and other
community Services. The goal of building a Smart City is to improve quality of
life by using technology to improve the efficiency of services and meet residents’
needs
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode further
stated that the agreement would help
to establish “a strong convergence among technology, economic development and
governance” and that the partnership would also help to develop knowledge-based
communities to drive a sustainable economy.
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