The governor said this while making a presentation in Taipei, Taiwan, at the 2023 Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) tagged, “Digital Transformation & Green Transition,” taking place in Taipei and Kaohsiung from March 28 to April 1.
According to a statement by the Special Assistant on Media Projects to the governor, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, the event is expected to bring together over 150,000 visitors and more than 600 exhibitors, with 1,000 matchmaking sessions and over 60 forums.
It quoted the governor as saying that the state government has driven reforms across various sectors of the state by prioritising digital transformation, green transition and redefining living spaces.
He also said the state is developing a new city, known as Coral City and the Edo Museum for West African Art (EMOWAA) and deepening digital infrastructure and would welcome investors to tap from the vast opportunities provided by the plans.
On government’s effort at promoting e-governance, he said: “We have attained full automation of government processes; increased operational efficiencies and public service delivery; transformed public service delivery by streamlining operations; enabled remote working in a secure environment and are saving the planet by going paperless.”
The governor reeled out achievements in deploying technology to improve healthcare and education and the far-reaching investment in the state’s digital infrastructure such as the 1,200km fibre infrastructure being extended across the state’s 18 councils.
He said different plans are in place to transform the state into a modern living space, including the medical master plan, education master plan, agric master plan (Edo Oil Palm Programme), technology masterplan, transport master plan and tourism master plan like EMOWAA, Benin Creative and Cultural District and Film Village.
Obaseki noted that EMOWAA is a world-class centre for heritage management, research and innovation in the heart of the historic city of Benin, the capital of Edo State.
