NITDA DG urges startups to deploy disruptive technology in solving problems

<h2>Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged startups to engage in disruptive technologies that can solve local and global problems.</h2>, <p>The DG expressed that startups should think big while trying to provide solutions because their mindset of solving problems can be expanded to solve global issues.</p>, <span>NITDA DG urges startups to deploy disruptive technology in solving problems</span>, <p>Inuwa made the call at the 19th edition of ICTEL Expo organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the theme “Tech Disruption: Transforming Industries with Innovation.”</p>, <p>Inuwa said this in a statement issued by Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations on Thursday, July 27, 2023 in Abuja. The director-general told the startups to think big while trying to provide solutions because their mindset of solving problems can be expanded to solve global issues.</p>, <p>“That is the difference between just normal Small and Medium Enterprises and you.</p>, <p>“We call you startups because you use the power of technology to build your business and become Innovation-Driven Enterprises, (IDEs).</p>, <p>“This implies that you start small, thinking of how you can solve a local problem but with the mindset of taking it to the global stage,” he said.</p>, <p>He reiterated that it is only technology and a disruptive one that can help them achieve such feet.</p>, <p>The NITDA boss also explained that the combination of existing data, unlimited connectivity and the massive processing power can give tech innovators the leverage to disrupt anything they want to achieve.</p>, <p>He told the startups that they should be innovative because ideas from innovation can be commercialised unlike inventions that focus more on research and have limitations on commercialisation.</p>, <p>He said, “you spend money for research, you spend money to come up with new things while innovation makes money, hence innovation is invention and commercialis