Gombe ripe for tech-driven investments: Expert
Abdulmalik Sulaiman, a top executive with ICT company Galaxy Backbone says the peacefulness and hospitality of Gombe people would readily endear investors to the state.
He however said such investment opportunities would need Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to fast track industrialisation.
“I can see a lot of opportunities coming to the state in terms of investment, there is the need to have more of technology to aid investments,” Mr Sulaiman said on the sidelines of the Gombe Investment Summit, on Friday in Gombe.
The ICT expert said his company was working with the state government to develop its safe city capacity.
“If you look at ease of doing business index, Gombe is on top, in terms of security, it is the most secured in North-East and is at the centre of the region.
“We are working with the state government to complement the effort already achieved by adding ICT facilities in such a way that technology can continue to be used to curb criminality,” he said.
According to him, the company will roll out 4G transmission capacity in October, to enhance ICT operations in the state, adding that Gombe would be the headquarters of Galaxy Backbone in the North-East.
“The whole data emanating from the region can be resident in Gombe thereby bringing ICT closer to the people, software developers would have the data centre closer to them and they can showcase their services,” he said.
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