Agunloye, at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja, said the amount was being raised through a consortium of banks, including UBA, Skye Bank, WEMA Bank and GT Bank.
He explained that with the provision of the necessary funding from investors, NeGSt would accelerate the development of e-product models such as e-Trade, e-Travels, e-Medicine, e-Licensing and e-Government.
The NeGSt boss explained that a major initiative of the agency involving the e-Registration scheme was being bank-rolled by Skye Bank to the tune of N300 million.
According to him, this investment by the bank shows that the initiative is gaining acceptance from private investors.
"The e-Registration is an initiative for the registration of teachers throughout the country and being managed by the Teachers Registration Council,’’ he said.
Agunloye also said that the agency had embarked on capacity building with the training of civil servants in the country. "In the first phase of the programme, which kicks off in October, about 13,000 civil servants will be trained,’’ he said.
He further said that 85 agents from various organisations were being trained in e-Trade, to build national capacity and position the country for emerging global e-Trade.
Agunloye announced that the federal government had approved a Public-Private Partnership arrangement for management of NeGSt with government holding 10 percent share.
The consortium of banks would hold 40 percent, while strategic partners would have 50 per cent.
"This arrangement is to ensure that the operation of the agency was not bugged down by bureaucracy, but rather driven by private sector funds, management and discipline,’’ he said.
Quelle/Source: Business Day, 06.05.2007
