ITRealms:
In a chat with ITRealms,
the CEO, Mrs Adanma Onuegbu, declared “We’re quite satisfied with the
outcome of the conversations that took place, considering the challenge the
Nigeria economy is currently facing due to fall in global oil prices, exchange
rate collapse, and uncertainty surrounding the elections. This is compounded by
the fact that Nigeria is largely an import-based and a mono-product economy.”
At the workshop organized by
the company to design a technology roadmap for Nigeria, experts identified
technology as one of the key components in the diversification of the Nigeria
economy.
The participant and panelist agreed that all stakeholders should work
together to do the following; Build an ecosystems that will support start-ups
from setting up investment institutions from seed funding to technology
backed private equity, and promoting incubators and accelerators;
deepening government structures that supports indigenous technology like
the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, NITDA, SMEDAN, etc; Encourage
consumption of local technology through
strict implementation of the local content law; and standardization of local
technology products to enable them compete internationally.
The workshop which theme was ‘Diversification & Innovation: A
technology roadmap to grow Nigeria economy’ was attended by business leaders in
the public and private sectors, technology leaders & entrepreneurs, and
media
The workshop, moderated by Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, Managing Director,
Infographics, had the following panelists; Gerald Ilukwe, founding MD Galaxy
Backbone & former GM Microsoft Nigeria; Richard Amafonye, CIO Skye Bank;
Kachi Onubogu, Executive Director Commercial Promasidor; Yemi Keri, Managing
Director Edo State Information Communication Technology Agency; Victor Okigbo,
Head IDEA Hub and Chris Uwaje, former President ISPON - represented by Pius Eke
Jnr.
This workshop is one of the major activities of the annual Signal
Alliance Customer Week that includes; customer visitation across the country,
corporate social responsibility programmes in Lagos and Abuja, and customer
appreciation event.
Founded in 1996, Signal Alliance is a top class, outstanding IT
service provider, and an end-to-end system integrator. It has grown to be a
vibrant, forward moving ICT company in Nigeria with offices in Lagos and Abuja.
We have strategic partnership with major global industry giants such as:
Microsoft, Cisco, CA Technologies, Polycom and SAP.
Signal Alliance prides itself on its ability to gain a thorough
understanding of clients’ businesses by using appropriate technology as a
bridge between where the client is and where it.
Cyriacus
Nnaji/GEE
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pix: (l-r) Gerald Ilukwe, Founding MD Galaxy Backbone; Yemi Keri, MD Edo State ICT Agency; Victor Okigbo, Head, IDEA Hub; Kachi Onubogu, Executive Director (Commercial) Promasidor; Richard Amafonye, CIO Skye Bank; and Pius Eke Jr representative of Chris Uwaje, former President of ISPON
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