Microsoft opens first African Development Centre in Lagos with an investment of $100 million

Microsoft opens first African Development Centre in Lagos with an investment of $100 million

Microsoft Corporation, an American global technology company that makes computer software, personal computers, and related services, will open its first African Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos today.

Software engineering solutions are intended to be delivered to Africa from the center, which is a $100 million investment by the multibillion-dollar corporation.

On March 21, 2022, the Personal Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmed, tweeted this information on his official Twitter account.

The hub, which was built in tandem with one in Nairobi, Kenya, will be the first in Africa and is yet another indicator of Africa's growing prominence as a global talent hub.

The tweet post from Bashir Ahmed reads, ‘’The Microsoft, an American multinational technology corporation which produces computer software, personal computers, and related services, opens its first African Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos, Nigeria.’’

The ADC is Microsoft's plan for an engineering center in Africa that will give local solutions with global scalability, as well as create jobs and advance technical innovation on the continent.

The product engineering, ecosystem development, and innovation teams will now be housed at the firm's new ultra-modern state-of-the-art facility at the Kings Towers on Glover Road, Ikoyi, the company announced at the inaugural event on Monday.

The Microsoft (MSFT) Garage, a new entity formed as part of ongoing efforts to expand innovation in the ICT industry, will be housed at the new ADC building.

During the May 2019 introduction of this center, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Michael Fortin stated that the company's goal is to recruit exceptional engineering talent and provide opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies fit for Kenya, Nigeria, and the rest of the world.

Engineers may enjoy important work from their home nations while remaining connected to a worldwide engineering and development organization, he said.

In May of this year, Microsoft announced the opening of its first Africa Development Centre in Nigeria. The center, Microsoft's seventh worldwide, was anticipated to attract top-tier African engineering talent to develop cutting-edge solutions that span the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge.

Increased Microsoft presence in Africa will enable partners and consumers as they leverage Microsoft technologies in key African industries such as FinTech, AgriTech, and OffGrid energy.

Microsoft is looking for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and mixed reality engineers for the ADC.