Development of Digital Ecosystem for the Nigerian Textile Industry (Digi-Textile). Funded by the Nigerian Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) and runs from 2021-2023. The team is composed of Principal Investigator, Prof. A.O. Oluwatope (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NG), Co-Researchers; Dr. (Mrs.) I.O. Awoyelu (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NG), Dr. I.J. Diyaolu (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NG), Dr. (Mrs.) K.O. Bakare (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NG), Dr. A. Ogunyemi (Tallinn University, Estonia), Dr. G. A. Oye (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NG) and Mentees; Mr. E.O. Achukwu (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NG), Mrs. E.I. Ugwu (University of Nigeria, Nsukka, NG), Mrs. D.O. Adedeji (Federal University of Technology Akure, NG), and Mr. E.A. Orisadare (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NG). The project “Digi-Textile” seeks to develop a digital ecosystem for the textile, fashion design, and allied industry with a view to digitally transform the sector to be able to provide the lead in the African textile and fashion market by 2030.