The Domestic Material Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is fixed to deploy technology and artificial intelligence to capture and analyse contributions from young Nigerians at the 2026 Countrywide Youth Conference and restate them into policy proposals.
NITDA Administrator Complete, Kashifu Inuwa, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the maiden Nationwide Youth Conference in Abuja, where he described Nigerian youths as a strategic property to countrywide development.
Inuwa said the technology driven technique would furnish government including a structured channel to recognize young Nigerians’ priorities on issues including job creation, technology, education and economic development.
Instagram, Facebook not platforms to gauge views
He noted that despite the truth that social media platforms such as X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have given young Nigerians powerful avenues to communicate their views, the sheer volume of digital replica makes it difficult to identify genuine policy ideas from misinformation and other internet-based noise.
According to him, the conference would assist government “filter the noise” and determine the issues and aspirations that summon for policy attention.
- “It is a evaluation phase to create sure your voices, your aspirations, your ideas are brought closer to the heart of countrywide decision making,” Inuwa said.
- “This conference is furthermore for the administration to listen to what you wish for government to do in terms of the economy, job creation, technology, and creating a increased Nigeria.”
He said NITDA, operating using the appropriate ministry, would utilize technology to capture contributions from participants, whereas AI would analyse and organise the submissions into thematic areas.
The resulting examination would subsequently be presented to a committee to recommend its assessment of the issues raised and inform the development of policy proposals.
NITDA promises wider participation
Inuwa said technology would furthermore let young Nigerians who are unable to unite the conference physically to enter remotely.
He explained that the use of AI and internet-based platforms would enable the initiative to capture views from a wider pool of young Nigerians and cut the possibility of excluding voices owing to the point that of geographical or resource participation constraints.
- “I prefer to assure you that all your discussions will be captured, and the technology will retain it, and we will present it to the committee, and government will employ that to turn your aspirations into ideas, ideas into proposals, proposals into policies for government to create the policies you prefer,” he said.
The NITDA DG additionally pledged the agency’s continued involvement in the control, saying it would assist the initiative “conclude to terminate” and guarantee that the technology driven engagement is conducted openly and transparently.
Tinubu seeks to resolve youth concerns
The countrywide youth conference was announced by President Bola Tinubu exactly two years ago during Independence Day print on October 1, 2024.
According to the President, the conference would deliberate the assorted challenges and opportunities confronting youths.
The President said the 30-day Confab would unite young individuals nationwide to collaboratively progress solutions to issues such as education, employment, innovation, security, and social justice.
He said the conference would provoke helpful dialogue and empower our young humans, who constituted additional than 60% of the community, to contribute actively in nation-building.
Conference to address six priority areas
The Countrywide Youth Conference 2026 is planned as a multi-stage domestic engagement covering six spacious areas: governance and political participation; entrepreneurship and job creation; climate action and energy transition; education and later available skills; technology and web-based innovation; and security and social cohesion.
The initiative is designed to draw participation from young Nigerians across the country’s 360 federal constituencies, the six geopolitical zones and the diaspora.
The six geopolitical zones are scheduled to hold dedicated web-based sessions over 12 days from October 5 to 17, 2026, including technological fund from NITDA.
Source: NITDA deploys AI to turn Nigerian youths’ ideas into policy proposals
