Speaking at the event, the monarch, who was represented by his son, Prince Olasumbo Olakulehin,  said Ibadan is the pacesetter and home to different projects including the first skyscraper, the first University Teaching Hospital, the first television station, the first University, among several other buildings to its name.

As ‘The Nation’ reports, he said: “As we all aware that we are in the digital age, so, making this project a digital classroom to Ibadan for the use of students, for young men and women will make them more accessible to use of Internet for knowledge of what it is all about.

“Someone once said the illiterates of tomorrow will be those who are not computer literates. So, one needs to have good knowledge of computer. So, digital classroom in Ibadan is very welcomed because this project will develop Ibadan the more particularly digitally,” he said.

He emphasized that the world is advancing everyday and that artificial intelligence is the new technological component which makes online activities colourful and as such must be taught to all for adequate sufficiency and reliability.

Aboderin added that the goal was to establish digital classrooms and give it wider reach, saying that Ibadan was chosen as the centre point because the city is known for distinct language and smooth traditional lineage which has never caused disagreement hence, reason behind the theme and the paramount ruler’s attendance.

“We believe that Oyo State, Ibadan, where we are starting our mission is known to have distinct language and they even call it the ancient city of Ibadan. Now, I got the opportunity to inform the Olubadan’s Palace and explained the reason behind this initiative and they accepted it immediately.”

“We want FOUND to be a big tech company, that is why we kept our name so simple. So, there is no better person to introduce and lay the first foundation of a digital transformation in Africa than the pacesetter State of Oyo and Ibadan and also the Olubadan of Ibadan-land himself.”

“So by “tradition meets technology” tradition is pointing to the perception that Ibadan is the city of brown roofs into a state that you have this kind of Multi complex structures everywhere and the students are advanced.”

“We would have the highest consideration of Google certified experts in Oyo state and we have already started, he concluded.

Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde, Adebayo Akande, asserted that digital skills was one of the biggest currencies an individual can have today, thereby commending the initiators of the project for their proactiveness.