The concessionaire of the proposed Kantagowa ICT Business Park, Lagos, Bridgeways Global Projects Limited, yesterday said plans for the park is to build a world class technology incubation platform. It said it would give entrepreneurs and businesses the opportunity to create value in developing software and hardware.
Its Chief Executive Officer, Jimmy Onyemenam said the Katangowa Park will elevate the status of Lagos as a global technology hub. He said it is far beyond providing real estate for the development of another Computer Village.
“The Katangowa ICT Business Park will also provide the infrastructure to incubate and accelerate the development of technology solutions that can improve development outcomes on the African continent.
“Within the technology developer community, we have found an abundance of curiosity, innate talent and passion in Nigeria. These developers can do with more infrastructure support to develop more solutions that are development-relevant especially in the areas of education, health and agriculture,” Onyemenam said.
He said the park will also provide infrastructure for the manufacturing of technology hardware.
“Thanks to the visionary outlook of the current Lagos State government, under the leadership of Mr. Akinwumi Amode, the Katangowa ICT Business Park will also have the capacity to support the manufacturing of technology hardware like computers, mobile phones, solar panels, health technology equipment, to mention a few.
“The Park will also put Nigeria on the global call-centre value industry, which is expected to reach $9.7billion in 2019, as we will be making provision for infrastructure that can support the delivery of globally competitive call-centre services,” he said.
The ICT Business Park is proposed to be developed on a 15.7 hectares parcel of land. When completed, the Park will comprise of over 3000 retail outlets of assorted sizes, a 4000-capacity k-klamps mall, 5,000 sitter exhibition hall and ICT incubator complex, assemblage/warehouses, and office accommodation.