National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has signed an agreement with eGate Technology to implement state-of-the-art AI platforms and digitally transform healthcare and agriculture services.
   
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with NASRDA’s Director General, Dr. Halilu Ahmad, eGate Technology Chairman, Mr. Essam El Saghir, and Managing Director, MilkyWay Limited, Dr. Olugbenga Leke Oyewole.
    
Ahmad explained: “This agreement will support Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to improve quality of healthcare and agriculture services offered by enabling digital transformation, using the latest AI technology to streamline operations to increase efficiency that aligns with international standards.”
   
He noted that the move will have a revolutionary impact on unifying secure biometric digital identity smart cards for every citizen with payment facility. 
   
According to him, this will also make it easier for citizens to gain access to services and eliminate hours, or even weeks, of delay caused by the need to show or send physical copies of identity cards or other credentials, and reduce the risk of fraud.
 
On his part, El Saghir said his firm was honoured to be selected to lead the digital transformation of healthcare and agriculture sectors in Nigeria. He noted: “eGate Technology is leading the way in digital transformation in the region. We believe that digital transformation will improve population’s access to services management, to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve data security and privacy, and provide decision makers with statistics.”
   
Oyewole described signing of the agreement as an achievement, which will go a long way in contributing to critical areas in healthcare and agriculture services development of the country.
      
According to him, digital transformation based on AI technology can be used to effectively manage and maintain unified digital identity for every citizen. He added that the technology can redefine the agricultural sector by tracking activities and providing real time data that helps policy makers.