TECHDIGEST – The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Galaxy Backbone Limited, Phase3 Telecoms and other stakeholders are expected to lead conversations on Nigeria’s digital pathway as the ICT Week kicks off Tuesday in Abuja.

The event was Organised by the Cyber Future Academy in collaboration with the Committee on ICT, Cybersecurity and Digital Economy of the National Assembly and other stakeholders, the two-day event is designed to further raise awareness on Nigeria’s steady digital transformation and the potential areas of investments.

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The event’s theme is: “A Nation’s Roadmap to Digital Transformation through ICT and Innovation” and has already drawn commitments from private and public sectors’ stakeholders.

According to the Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, Cybersecurity and Digital Economy, Mr. Solomon Adaelu, while speaking on the ICT Week, “Nigeria was ripe for a digital revolution and requires the input of all stakeholders.”

The event holds at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Conference Centre Abuja at 9a.m. The conference is featuring in-country and offshore speakers; and will help leverage on a wide range of opportunities in global partnerships.

Chief Executive Officer of Cyber Future Academy, Collins Nnabugwu, said the Tech Week is raising awareness on the value propositions of ICT across different spectrums of Nigeria’s economy in addition to fostering partnerships across sectors as Nigeria gears up to 21st century digital economy.

“According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nigeria is projected to be on the path to digital transformation, with the population of technology adoption for doing business and daily living taking an upward trajectory,” said Nnabugwu in statement issued in Abuja this week.

He added: “For this to happen, serious attention must be paid to ICT and Innovation in order for the Nigerian economy to maximise the social impact and development trends in the global tech ecosystem.

“The focus of the ICT week will be to drive a new narrative that would propel creativity in the technology space, to scale innovative ideas and solutions,”

Nnabugwu noted that there was so much tech, digital skillsets and talent pool in the country to match the growing demand for jobs and careers in tech, to build and sustain the tech ecosystem.

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TECHDIGEST – Momentum is gathering for Nigeria’s ICT Week scheduled to hold March 22 and 23 in Abuja as insititutional stakeholders rally for the event being organised by the Cyber Future Academy in collaboration with the Committee on ICT, Cybersecurity and Digital Economy of the National Assembly and other stakeholders.

Designed to further raise awareness on Nigeria’s steady digital transformation and the potential areas of investments, the event’s theme is: “A Nation’s Roadmap to Digital Transformation through ICT and Innovation.”

Event is already drawing commitments from private and public sectors’ stakeholders including the National Information Technology Development Agenccy (NITDA), Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and Galaxy Backbone Limited among others.

According to the Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, Cybersecurity and Digital Economy, Mr Solomon Adaelu, while speaking on the ICT Week, “Nigeria was ripe for a digital revolution and requires the input of all stakeholders.”

The event holds at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Conference Centre Abuja at 9a.m. The conference is featuring in-country and offshore speakers; and will help leverage on a wide range of opportunities in global partnerships.

Chief Executive Officer of Cyber Future Academy, Collins Nnabugwu, said the Tech Week is raising awareness on the value propositions of ICT across different spectrums of Nigeria’s economy in addition to fostering partnerships across sectors as Nigeria gears up to 21st century digital economy.

“According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nigeria is projected to be on the path to digital transformation, with the population of technology adoption for doing business and daily living taking an upward trajectory,” said Nnabugwu in statement issued in Abuja this week.

He added: “For this to happen, serious attention must be paid to ICT and Innovation in order for the Nigerian economy to maximise the social impact and development trends in the global tech ecosystem.

“The focus of the ICT week will be to drive a new narrative that would propel creativity in the technology space, to scale innovative ideas and solutions,”

Nnabugwu noted that there was so much tech, digital skillsets and talent pool in the country to match the growing demand for jobs and careers in tech, to build and sustain the tech ecosystem.

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TECHDIGEST – The Cyber Future Academy and the Committee on ICT, Cybersecurity, and Digital Economy of the National Assembly have joined together to host ICT Week on March 22 and 23 towards driving Innovation and creativity in the sector.

In a statement, the Chief Executive Officer of Cyber Future Academy, Collins Nnabugwu, said that the 2022 ICT Week with the theme, “A Nation’s Roadmap to Digital Transformation through ICT and Innovation’’, is aimed at revolutionalizing ICT in Nigeria.

“`The focus of the ICT Week will be to drive a new narrative that would propel creativity in the technology space, to scale innovative ideas and solutions, “Nnabugwu said.

He said that the conference would further help to leapfrog the economy and also leverage a wide range of opportunities in global partnerships.

Nnabugwu noted that there was so much buzzing tech, digital skill sets, and talent pool in the country to match the growing demand for jobs and careers in tech, to build and sustain the ecosystem.

“That is what we set out to do at Cyber Future Academy and we are super excited for this partnership with the ICT committee of the National Assembly of Nigeria.

“This will give access to over 40 million Nigerian youths as we attempt to train, upskill and empower half of that population sustainably for the next five years,’’ he said.

Nnabugwu said that the organisers of the Nigeria ICT Week and Awards 2022 have put strategies in place to attract global investors as well as tech buyers to come and explore the Nigerian tech space and identify viable opportunities to grow the economy.

Speaking on the Nigeria ICT Week, the Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, Cybersecurity and Digital Economy, Solomon Adaelu, said that Nigeria was ripe for a digital revolution.

“I am happy with the new narrative by the organisers of the tech summit for recognising innovation and technology as key to the future of a robust and sustainable Nigerian economy.

“`Serious attention must be paid to the ICT industry and I, therefore, want to use this forum to call on governments at all levels to support new and emerging technologies by the young entrepreneurs of Nigeria so as to create new jobs and diversify the economy, “Adaelu said.

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