The Director of Public Policy, Anglophone West Africa at Meta, Adaora Ikenze, has expressed concern over the high digital illiteracy in Nigeria.
Speaking at a conference themed, ‘Leveraging Youth Power, Culture, and The Creative Economy: The Key to Africa’s Future,’ Ikenze noted that the high digital illiteracy in the country was affecting how people use technology and what they think their responsibilities were.
She said, “Let me start with the challenges and despite what is happening in this room and the conversation happening on this side of the room, the level of digital illiteracy in this country is outstanding.
“It is not enough that people have phones, and they have data, and that they can go online. People are still fundamentally illiterate about using technology, how technology impacts their lives, and their responsibilities when they use that technology. That I think is the biggest problem that we have, and I don’t hear enough…
