The Lagos State Government has contended that the continent’s main challenge is not a lack of innovative ideas but the inability to scale them to reach millions of people.
Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, spoke at the fifth edition of Texcellence in Lagos, where he outlined measures being taken by the state government to accelerate digital development and drive continent-wide tech expansion.
He called for stronger public-private collaboration to scale technological innovation across Africa.
Hamzat stated that governments must provide reliable infrastructure, predictable regulations, and adequate funding to enable technology businesses to grow and deliver measurable benefits to citizens.
Hamzat said, “Africa does not have an innovation problem. I will repeat that. Africa does not have an innovation problem. We have a scaling problem. And it goes across all sectors.”
Texcellence is an annual technology summit that gathers key stakeholders, policymakers, and industry experts. The fifth edition attracted international speakers
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