The management teams of the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development
Agency (NITDA), the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), and Galaxy
Backbone, will be leading the Federal Government delegation to a leadership
summit of global leaders from public and private sectors, slated for November,
2016, reports ITRealms.
The summit, ITRealms which is part
of this year’s Telecom World organized by the International Telecommunications
Union (ITU), will see the forum opened with an exploration of why working
together is critical for growth in the digital economy and how it can best be
achieved.
According to the Director, Public
Affairs at NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, some topics lined up for discussions include new approaches to connectivity: re-imagining the satellite industry: how demand for
always-on connectivity is leading to innovative connectivity solutions, new
players and new markets for the satellite industry.
In addition, he said, the
discussions will leverage on the
connected car: freeway to the future or highway to hell: exploring the
status and future of vehicle communications and automated driving from the
perspectives of business, technology, and regulation, creating inclusive ICT innovation ecosystems: targeted
business-to-government dialogue exploring concrete measures to foster
innovation in SMEs for job creation and socio-economic growth.
Also,
on the table, he said, is smart approach to smart sustainable cities: the economic and political challenges of delivering the
promise of smart homes, streets, cities and regions, just as making money from meeting the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs): a business approach to sustainable
development: how the ICT sector can develop feasible business models to
accelerate the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Further,
he said that Business-to-business (B2B) and Business-to-government (B2G)
dialogues: exploring how corporations
and governments could strengthen collaboration with SMEs to improve the
outcomes of research and development, accelerate innovation and improve public
services, even as spotlight on
Thailand: focusing on regional and local challenges, including dedicated
sessions on Thailand’s ICT priorities and entrepreneurs, featuring Thai
industry experts.
These sessions will be highly beneficial to local and
regional audiences, as well as focus on ITU-wide
agenda: providing perspectives from across ITU and its membership and
partners, co-located events include the ITU Kaleidoscope academic conference
2016; the World Standards Cooperation Academic Roundtable; a global CTO
meeting; the 7th Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers (CRO) meeting and ITU
Academia Consultations.
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