Abuja Smart City Road Map To Be Launched July

The chief executive officer, Havel Corporate Concept, an affiliate of iosafe Nigeria, Dr Ahmed Badanga, says the designed road map to Abuja smart city project will be launched in July.

Badanga, who stated this yesterday at a press briefing in Abuja, said the project which is aimed at collaborating with strategic stakeholders, especially the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) would transform Abuja to a city where every service would be at a finger-tip.

According to him, the initiative which was conceived as a private initiative since 2021, is intended to be unveiled at the first edition of the Nigeria Data Expo and Conference same year but did not hold due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said the plan would help in deploying data and technology to render services that will make governance, transport, tourism, health, business and homes smarter.

He added that the concept which would be a multi-sectoral project would be in phases, starting with the quick win and would capture the residents’ needs, desires and expectations that are centred on the people.

Badanga said the project would focus on Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the FCT Administration with other relevant stakeholders to introduce, launch and produce a multi-purpose smart cards for Abuja residents.