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| Japheth Omojuwa, social media analyst |
Nigerian youthful online entrepreneur, Mr. Japheth Omojuwa,
is gearing up for the 2012 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa forum on
Internet Governance for Development (IG4D).
The Executive Director, Operations at the DigitalSENSE
Africa (DSA), Mrs. Nkemdilim Nweke, made this disclosure in Lagos, at the
weekend.
She also disclosed that Omojuwa, a public analyst of
economic issues on television, radio and new media, would be discussing
Internet and Social Media as a tool for development, at this year’s annual DSA
forum on Internet Governance for Development, to be held in Lagos, between
March 8 and 9, 2012 at Golden Gate, Ikoyi-Lagos.
She noted that with many awards to his name, Omojuwa who is
currently adjudged the best Nigerian political blogger; an award won in a poll
involving Nigerian bloggers from across the world, would take the youths on the
strategies towards taking advantage of social media.
In addition, Omojuwa, she said, was nominated Nigeria’s
twitter user of the year while being named the best political user of twitter
in Nigeria recently.
Equally, DSA boss noted that Omojuwa has become one of the
strongest voices against the unsustainable cost of governance and Nigeria’s
increasingly inefficient and ineffective big government.
A director with the United States-based Prometheus
Institute, she said Omojuwa is passionate about good governance and
socio-economic issues in Africa.
Omojuwa, who is the editor of africanliberty.org, equally
blogs at www.omojuwa.com and tweet’s handle @omojuwa, said that these two
social media tools have helped to prepare the grounds for the Nigerian Occupy
Movement among other revolutionary initiatives.
Some of these strategies, he said, should be unveiled in his
presentation at the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum 2012.
ITRealms Online recalls that the 2012 edition of the
Nigerian DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA) Forum series on Internet Governance for
Development (IG4D) has been slated to hold in March between 8 and 9 at its
usual venue, Golden Gate Paradise, Ikoyi-Lagos, according to Mrs. Nweke, who
said that the March date was taken after adequate consideration on other
industry events billed for this year.
She also said that already, stakeholders have started taking
space for participation in the two-day forum, which includes conference and
exhibition of internet-related products and services, which promotes
development.
Additionally, she noted that the forum prepares Nigerians
and stakeholders alike on the importance of participating on the global
Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
Remmy Nweke
ITREALMS Online ... delivering news for ICT4D
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