Danbatta made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the two-day Emerging Technology Forum for the Telecommunications Industry in Abuja.
He said the global data collected by the NRI team revealed that digital transformation is imperative in order to maximize the social and economic effects of the digital era.
Danbatta said as agents of social and economic transformation in the nation, prioritizing network readiness was not only a strategic necessity but a mandate.
He further called on stakeholders to utilize the opportunity to investigate emerging technologies, envision their potential applications, and determine how they can be leveraged to solve specific challenges.
