IASP Luxembourg: Chinwe Okoli Speaks on Soludo’s Innovation Agenda - 15th September 2023

“We want Anambra to be known as a destination for innovation, the next Startup State, home for digital Talents, the home of the smart digital tribe”

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, "𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐓𝐏𝐬 & 𝐀𝐎𝐈𝐬?" 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: "𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞: 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬." She shared the transformative power of the Anambra State Government’s 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. 

“Our Mantra in Anambra State is Everything Technology and Technology Everywhere

“At 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.

“Let’s impact the world from the light of the nation, in the biggest country in Africa, let’s do digital magic with the Anambra Digital Tribe”

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.

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