Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, is billed to lead stakeholders to x-ray and chart the growth of the technology industry in the second edition of the NITRA ICT Growth Conference in Lagos.
The event, which is scheduled to hold at the Lagos Oriental Hotels on September 29, 2022, with the theme “Creating a Digital Ecosystem in Nigeria: The Hurdles, The Gains”, is being organised by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), an umbrella body of technology media practitioners in the country.
Speaking on the upcoming event, the chairman, NITRA, Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi noted: “The theme of this year conference is aimed at the various efforts by governments and private sector towards a digitalized Nigeria.”
“Specifically, the forum will offer stakeholders the opportunities of reassessing and reinvigorating some policies to make maximum impact in the growth of ICT in Nigeria. This is a growth conference, and stakeholders will be allowed to speak out on what the growth indices should be.” he said.
Expected at the event, will be the executive vice chairman, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta; the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi, The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele;
Others are: CEOs of other government, private ICT companies, industry associations such as NCS, CPN, ALTON, ATCON, ISPON, NiRA and ITAN and the media. They will discuss and find ways of accelerating growth in the industry to achieve federal government set targets and policies, including those in policy documents of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the NCC and NITDA.
These documents include NITDA’s Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021-2024); The Nigerian Cybercrime Act of 2015; the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content (NPPIC); The National Telecommunications Policy; the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025; National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), the CBN Monetary Policy, among others.
As part of the event, special recognition awards will be given to some industry players that have played strong roles in the growth of ICT in Nigeria, and still contributing to the development of the industry. The Awards will also be for those companies and individuals, who through their innovativeness have revolutionized the ecosystem they play in.
