{"id":51223,"date":"2023-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?guid=c46d725cb80e533c9029f30a4fa4756c"},"modified":"2023-05-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T00:00:00","slug":"fg-to-train-500000-public-servants-on-digital-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/fg-to-train-500000-public-servants-on-digital-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"FG to train 500,000 public servants on digital literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) for the training of 500,000 public service workers on digital literacy and skills.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Director-General, BPSR, Mr Dasuki Arabi inaugurated the team on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
According to him, the training is to close the growing gap in digital literacy among public service workers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He said digital literacy proficiency was vital to a 21st century public service regime, as such all federal workers should be conversant with digital service development, security and innovation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Arabi said the 500,000 civil servants drawn from 794 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), would go through Learning, Practice Test and Certification in a maximum of four competency areas.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Arabi said the areas include ICT Digital Literacy, Communication Skills for Business, Entrepreneurship and Small Business and Career Specific certifications.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The D-G said members of the IMTT, drawn from the private and public sector, would work with the BPSR in driving the implementation process.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He said the team was expected to achieve the vision of a modern public service in Nigeria that is digitally literate and ready to rise to challenges of work, life and advancement in the decades to come.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He added that it was also to \u201cimprove the digital skills of public servants to help supercharge efforts to modernise governance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAlign Nigerian Public Service workforce with the standard of 21st century public service regime.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that they are better able to sustain the underlying cultural change that needs to be sparked to create a government that can operate effectively in the digital era.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Prof. Mohammed Ajiya, President, Digital Bridge Institute commended government plans to ensure effective service delivery.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe launch of the IMTT is a clear demonstration of the BPSR\u2019s foresight and proactive approach to addressing the digital skills gap that exists among public servants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe enhancement of the digital skills and competence level of public servants has become imperative, especially in today\u2019s world where organizational processes are hugely dependent on ICT tools and platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment operations and processes significantly impact all other sectors of the nation; therefore building the digital competence and capacity of public service officers would go a long way to simplify government operations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would eliminate bottlenecks and deliver the needed value-added services to the public and private sector,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Also, Mr Umar Yakubu, Executive Director, Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch, said digital skills would enhance public service delivery.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are hopeful it would enhance the skills to empower the public servants and enhance more transparency in MDAs,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) for the training of 500,000 public service workers on digital literacy and skills.The Director-General, BPSR, Mr Dasuki Arabi inaugurated the team on beha…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n