The Institute of Software
Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) and Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) have
joined other stakeholders’ organization to drum support for the 2012 Nigeria
Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6) Roundtable, which holds in Lagos,
Wednesday, June 6 as part of commemoration of the World IPv6 Day.
Also, the Internet Society (ISOC)
Nigeria chapter is not leaving any stone unturned in ensuring that the Nigeria
IPv6 Roundtable 2012 has a resounding success, with its partnership for the
conference.
The Executive Director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa Media, the organizers of the Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable, Mrs. Nkemdilim Nweke, confirmed this at the weekend, saying that President, ISOC Nigeria chapter, Chief Giandomenico Massari would lead ISOC members in South West to the roundtable.
A press statement made available
to newsmen, she quoted ISPON president, Chief Chris Uwaje as saying that his
group is supporting the 2012 Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable due to its expected value
to enlightening Nigerians on this latest version of Internet protocol.
He also assured that ISPON’s
delegate would be in full attendance not only to listen to how this could
affect the software development industry in Nigeria, but also to contribute in
the sharing of information.
Also speaking, Head, Public
Relations at the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), Mr. Taiye Olaniyi, confirmed
the Post-Master General (PMG), Mallam Ibrahim Mori Baba would be in attendance
to share the value proposition of the Postal industry in Nigeria in relation to
IPv6 deployment, entitled “NIPOST Transformation and IPv6” as subtheme for the
event holding at Welcome Centre and Hotels, Lagos.
She noted that
Omatek Computers is equally supporting the event and would be displaying Made
in Nigeria computers that are compliant to IPv6 requirements of Nigerians.
Mrs. Nweke recalled
that the president of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Prof. Raymond Akwule would
preside the 2012 Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable scheduled to hold in Lagos on June 6.
The Executive
Director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa Media, Mrs. Nkemdilim Nweke, the
organizers of Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable, disclosed this in Lagos, saying that
Prof. Akwule would be supported by industry heavy-weights during the
commemoration of World Internet Protocol version 6 day.
Akwule, she said,
is a telecommunications professor of international repute and urged industry
players to take advantage of the event to address and share preparations at
their ends on migration to IPv6 in the country.
She noted that
participants are bound to benefit from the wealth of experience of Prof.
Akwule, who currently is the President of DBI, an international centre for
advanced communications studies.
Mrs. Nweke also
noted that with over 25 years of teaching, research, and project planning and
implementation experience in the fields of telecommunications and Information
Technology as well as Mass Communications and Media Studies at George Mason
University in Fairfax Virginia USA, Prof. Akwule would enrich the day with his
enlightened exposure among others.
Remmy Nweke
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