The Nigeria ICT Festival 2014 has continued to generate positive response from regulators and operators in the nation’s ICT sector. In that respect, both the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) have indicated interest to participate actively at the event set for Thursday, October 30, 2014 in Lagos. The theme of the conference is: ‘Broadband: Path to Digital Future.’
Accordingly, Dr. Eugene Juwah, executive vice-chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the special guest of Honour and will also deliver the keynote address at the event while Engr. Lanre Ajayi, ATCON president is one of the distinguished guest speakers.
In the same vein, Engr. Titi Omo-Ettu, immediate past president of ATCON will chair the event which promises to draw a large number of blue-chip operators in the Nigerian ICT space.
According to a statement by Prince Cookey, publisher/editor-in-chief of Business Journal magazine, the Nigeria ICT Festival 2014 is a platform to further celebrate the achievements of the sector over the years, give regulators, operators and telecom consumers the opportunity to generate Strategic Plan of Action for future growth of the industry and offer operators the opportunity to showcase their latest products and solutions to the market.
Cookey said the theme of the Festival, Broadband: Path to Digital Future aptly captures the essence of the Broadband Initiative by the Federal Government and the NCC to ensure sustainable growth of the industry via application of Broadband technology.
According to him, the Nigeria ICT Festival would be the single largest gathering of regulators, operators, consumers and the media in the telecom/IT industry under one platform to celebrate the performance of the industry in recent times and chart a credible roadmap for sustainable growth of the market.
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He expressed optimism that the event is set for successful outing given the high number of major players that have already signed on to participate.
The Business Journal publisher listed some of the conference topics to include: Broadband for the Masses: Perspective of Operators(MTN, Glo, Airtel, Etisalat, MainOne), Mobile Money in the Age of Broadband: The CBN Roadmap, Broadband: Opportunities & Challenges for Banks in Nigeria, Strategies for Deepening E-Payment System in the Age of Broadband, Strategies for Accessible & Affordable Broadband Regime in Nigeria: ATCON, ALTON,ITAN, The Future of Local Assembly of PCs in Nigeria and Broadband: Opportunities & Challenges for State Governments in Nigeria.