The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. W. Stuart Symington has opened Nigeria’s first state-of-the art Priority American Space hosted at the Yaba offices of technology incubator, Co-Creation Hub (CC-Hub).
The space, which is equipped with computers, alongside internet access, a library and various technological tools, is free for the use of interested parties. It opens Mondays to Fridays, from 10am to 5pm.
According to Mr. Symington, the space is equipped with technology to help users develop innovative ideas and interact with the various people across the world. In his words;
“At the Priority American Space in Lagos, we are investing in technology and programs to unleash the creativity of Nigeria’s burgeoning community of innovators.
We are pleased to partner with Co-Creation Hub, a leading force for incubating social entrepreneurship and technological advancement.”
Furthermore, Darcy Zotter, public affairs officer, U.S. consulate general, Lagos, said:
“We want to support what we see as a lot of talent here. A lot of Nigerians are involved in innovation and entrepreneurship and that was one of the reasons for us to open this priority space here in partnership with CCHub.
We want to do what we can to support CCHub’s efforts and open it up to the public. As the head of CCHub said, when you go above the first floor, you have to be a member, you don’t have to be a member to come here. It is free, open and has a wide range of resources. We want to help spark ideas.”
The centre, which is the 10th of its kind in Africa and 67th in the world, comprises a MakerSpace, a tech area designed to promote digital skill building; a workshop space equipped with the latest laptops and tablets for internet learning.
It also has a conversation space for small group meetings and research and a meeting space that supports innovation and creative collaboration.
