Digital Village comes to Cross River

A village that would provide access to the world’s most advanced information and communication technologies, education and health services to under-resourced areas, has been inaugurated in Oban Community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River.

Called a “Digital Village’’, the project is a collaboration between Samsung Electronics West Africa with UNESCO.

The facility is also expected to bridge the digital divide and serve as a catalyst for local business development and government service delivery.

Speaking at the occasion recently, Mr Brovo Kim, Managing Director of Samsung Electronics West Africa, observed that some rural areas Africa lacked electricity.

He said that such communities were also challenged by limited access to education, health care and connectivity, as necessary components of their socio-economic development.

“We are not only bridging the digital divide but also providing a facility that meets the most critical health and education needs of the rural community,” Kim said.

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River expressed commitment to the project, which he said was worth more than N160 million.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now