The Federal Government and Access Bank Plc have emphasised the strategic role of Artificial Intelligence and digital financial infrastructure in expanding small business operations, maintaining that Nigeria’s target of attaining a $1tn economy remains tied to the rapid digitisation of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.
The consensus was reached at the Access Bank MSME Digital Growth Conference, themed “AI for SMEs: Scaling Through Digital Tools,” which coincided with the official launch of the Access SME Application on Friday at the bank’s head office in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Delivering the keynote address, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Entrepreneurship Development in Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Chalya Shagaya, stated that the Federal Government considers small enterprise operators critical catalysts in actualising its macroeconomic objectives under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Shagaya urged business owners to adopt emerging digital tools, noting that modern enterprise operations are heavily reliant on technological integration
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