Galaxy Backbone has partnered with Microsoft Nigeria to create employment opportunities for young people through the Employable Skills Development Internship Programme (ESDIP).
The ESDIP programme is part of the Government-Wide Messaging and Collaboration (GWMC) project based on the Microsoft platform.
Microsoft is expected to distribute over 500 Windows phones in support of the GWMC programme, while Integral Assets Limited will recruit and train the interns on behalf of Microsoft.
The interns will then be responsible for the distribution of these phones to their respective recipients.
The ESDIP with GWMC will run until 30 January and Microsoft is aims to place 75 percent of the interns with companies, especially the partner community at the end of the programme.
Galaxy Backbone is a government agency charged with responsibility for providing a common ICT platform for government ministries, departments and agencies.
Galaxy Backbone aims to enhance modernisation in government via the increased adoption of GWMC platform, and elevate the security stature of government data by ensuring that all sensitive communications move from public mail infrastructure to the secure 1-gov.net platform.