The Katsina state Government has earmarked N600 million for the establishment of seven Computer Institutes in the state this fiscal year.
The Special Adviser to Gov. Ibrahim Shema on Science and Technology, Alhaji Sule Kuki said this in Katsina recently while defending the 2012 budget before the Appropriation Committee of the state Assembly.
He said that the institutes would be established in the old seven local government areas of the state, which were Katsina, Kankia, Daura, Dutsinma, Funtua, Mani and Malumfashi.
Alhaji Kuki said that the establishment of the institutes was in line with the administration’s efforts to make the people of the state computer literate.
According to him, the project is expected to generate employment and spur the development of science and technology among the youths in the state.
The special adviser said the state government was collaborating with the Federal Government to establish a Technology Incubation Centre in Katsina.
He said that the centre when established would create more employment opportunities for the people of the state.
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