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Oyo State Empowers 80 Civil Servants with Digital Skills

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Oyo State has trained 80 civil servants in basic computer operations and applications to enhance digital skills and efficiency.
  • The training, organized by the Simeon Adebo Staff Development Centre, is part of the government's commitment to capacity building and a digitally competent civil service.
  • Officials stated the initiative aligns with the state's transition to a digital and virtual system, with plans for Business Process Automation.

Oyo State has equipped 80 civil servants with essential digital skills through a three-week intensive training program in basic computer operations and applications. This initiative aims to bolster efficiency and improve service delivery across the state's ministries, departments, and agencies.

The three-week intensive training programme in Basic Computer Operation and Application is designed to strengthen digital skills, improve workplace efficiency and enhance service delivery across Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state.

— Prince Dotun OyeladeThe Commissioner for Information explained the objectives of the digital skills training for civil servants.

The training, spearheaded by the Simeon Adebo Staff Development Centre in Ibadan, underscores the state government's dedication to continuous capacity building and fostering a digitally proficient civil service. Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, highlighted that the program is designed to enhance workplace efficiency and service delivery.

The state government is migrating from conventional administration to a virtual system; everything will soon be online. We are coming with Business Process Automation. Through our Management Information System Centre, we are encouraging more computer training, starting with beginners, but soon, all Oyo State workers will become experts.

— Prof Saliu AdelabuThe Commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives and Industry outlined the state's digital transformation plans.

Declaring the training closed, Head of Service Adenike Fasina, represented by Permanent Secretary Mr. Muyiwa Olagoke, praised the center's commitment to human resource development. The state government pledged continued moral and financial support for the center's operations and training programs. Commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives and Industry, Prof. Saliu Adelabu, noted that the state is transitioning from conventional administration to a digital and virtual system, with Business Process Automation on the horizon. He stressed the necessity of computer literacy for effective public-sector administration, adding that while many civil servants are computer literate, this training specifically equips them with practical skills relevant to public-sector governance.

This training is specifically designed to equip participants with practical digital skills relevant to public-sector governance.

— Prof Saliu AdelabuThe Commissioner elaborated on the practical focus of the digital skills training.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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