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NASRDA signs agreement with GS Group, eGate Technology to digitalise traffic management

Halilu Ahmad Shaba, the director-general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has described the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology as a tool for advancing the socio-economic development of the country.

Shaba who was represented by Halidu Ibrahim, director, ground station and mission control, made this statement during the signing of a tripartite agreement between NASRDA, e-GATE Technology Limited and GS Technology on investment, establishment and implementation of smart traffic management, telemedicine, and other digital services for the country at the agency’s Headquarters in Abuja.

According to him, the speedy implementation of the agreement will further boost the economic drive of the country by creating a platform for effective monitoring and management of activities that are considered as critical to the economic growth of the country.

The NASRDA boss expressed satisfaction with the contributions of the parties involved and encouraged them not to relent, but to map out strategies that will allow for the effective implementation of the agreement so that Nigerians can begin to enjoy its benefits.

He explained that the space agency will do everything within its power to ensure that it contributes its quota to the development of space science and technology in the country through result-oriented collaborations with government agencies and relevant stakeholders in the interest of nation-building.

Gaseer Elsayed said: “Today we are honoured to be selected to implement our state-of-the-art RFID technology and intelligent traffic management system with country footprint infrastructure that poses many critical challenges in most modern cities, including congestion, traffic violations, car theft, and illegal vehicles. system systematically collects information to be used in dynamic traffic guidance to solve traffic congestion. Additionally, identify a car’s basic data which is the first step for digital transformation in the traffic sector.”

Essam Elsaghir said: “We are grateful and honoured to be selected. by NASRDA with our strategic partner “GS group” one of the leading companies in Smart Road & RFID technology in the region to implement this innovative traffic management system and create a unified central database using unique RFID tag that will be attached to vehicles and send signals to central computer system, which will use it to optimise traffic control, safety and flow.

“RFID technology is a powerful tool that will be used to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion. We are confident that this system will make a significant difference in the way people travel, expected to reduce congestion by up to 20%. It is also expected to improve air quality and reduce noise pollution.”

On his part, the acting managing director of GeoApps Plus Limited, Emmanuel Onwubuariri, who expressed delight at the pace of the collaboration that led to the signing of an agreement, commended the efforts of the director-general and the collaborating team, describing the epoch-making event as a giant stride that will change the fortune of the country.

Onwubuariri said the project is not only aimed at providing solutions to challenges in critical sectors of the economy but to also generate income for the nation, especially at a period where government policies are geared towards the diversification of the economy.

He, therefore, encouraged government agencies and relevant stakeholders to spread their tentacles wide enough to exploit areas and avenues that can boost the Nigerian economy in line with international best practices.

The RFID is a wireless device with antennas that emit radio waves and receive signals back from the RFID tag.

Its benefits include the improvement of tracking, product handling efficiency, inventory counting speed as well as automating product receipts, storage and distribution.

Mahmoud Fathy said: “GS Group and its companies which are specialised in the field of information technology and traffic management systems have their experience and previous work on automation and developing the RFID tags system and vehicles technical inspection and driving learning in Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab of Emirates, and other African countries in accordance with the latest modern scientific and technological methods.

“GS Group newly established a local Nigerian company, GS Technology Nigeria, to be the local representative of GS Group in all potential traffic management projects that could be implemented in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

Source: The Cable

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FG to establish N3.5bn space museum, planetarium

A planetarium is a specially-designed theater with a domed ceiling that is able to project a realistic image of the night sky indoors

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NASRDA signs MoU with Atlantic Factorial, others

In a bid to appropriately fulfil its core mandate and the main thrust of its establishment, the National Space Research and Development Agency, (NASRDA) on Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 in Abuja signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three organizations aimed at making space science and technology applications an integral part of the overall strategies for sustainable national development.

The three organizations are:
Atlantic Factorial Limited, Kaduna State University, and University of Ilorin.

Speaking at the event, the Director General of NASRDA, Prof. Seidu O. Mohammed reiterated the Agency’s readiness to partner with other allied organizations towards making space and Science and Technology spinoffs available to the ordinary man on the street.

The DG, who stressed the need for functional MoUs between the Agency and its partners, also maintained that the Agency’s door remains open for those that are interested in the diversification of our national economy through scientific and technological applications.

The three organizations who spoke through their respective representative commended the leadership style of the Director General and the Agency’s leadership for their vision oriented commitments to advancing Space science and Technological activities in Nigeria, saying that, tertiary institutions in the country have benefited a lot in research through satellite imageries obtained from the nation’s orbiting satellites.

On his part, the Director of Strategic Space Application, Dr. Shaba, who gave the vote of thanks at the event, called on the Agency’s partners to go beyond the euphoria of signing MoU and be committed to working their own part of the partnership, adding that, the Agency has been giving out satellite data to tertiary institutions in the country that worth over 120m Naira annually at no cost.

Originally by Space in Africa

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