Adebo Ogundoyin, speaker of the Oyo state house of assembly and chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CSSLN), led a delegation of the conference on a two-week course on metaverse technology in China.
The programme, organised by the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Shanghai, China, focused on the development trends of metaverse technology and the role of generative AI in digital innovation.
Chinese university professors and technology experts facilitated the academic sessions, while the delegation also visited tech hubs in Shanghai and Chengdu, including China Unicom, SPSpace, and Zhisheng Digital Technology.
Ogundoyin described the training as “timely and transformative”, adding that exposure to emerging technologies such as the metaverse and artificial intelligence (AI) would be critical to shaping governance, education, communication, and public service delivery in Nigeria.
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“The exposure gained by the delegation will serve as a catalyst for digital policy innovation,” he said.
Other members of the Nigerian delegation include Busari Sarafadeen, the director-general of the conference of speakers, and Taiwo Muraina Akinola, clerk of the Oyo assembly.
Delegates from South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Gambia, Grenada, Uzbekistan, and Nepal also participated in the programme.
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