The acclaimed West Africa's fully integrated telecommunications service provider, Globacom,
is the telecommunication partner of the
third annual conference and fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the West and
Central African Research and Educational Network (WACREN) holding in Abidjan,
Cote d’Ivoire, reports ITRealms.
The two-day event which ends today, Friday, March 31s, ITRealms gathered would be an assemblage
of policy and decision-makers, scientists, researchers, network managers,
collaboration specialists, e-learning, identity and access management experts,
connectivity and equipment providers from across Africa and the rest of the
world are expected at the summit sponsored by Globacom.
The theme of the conference is "Catalyzing Quality
Higher Education and Research".
Globacom
in a statement said the theme will offer a platform to generate multi-faceted
ideas to elevate the standard of education and advance the cause of research
and development across the African continent, especially within the West
African sub-region.
“Globacom appreciates the value of research and development
as a critical success factor to the development of West Africa. This is why we
are backing this summit to the hilt,” the telecom company said in a statement
from its head office in Lagos. “It is simply apposite that we are sponsoring
this summit that is aimed at advancing education and research in Africa,” the
company added.
Globacom said it would seize the occasion of the summit to
showcase some of its cutting-edge solutions that can assist educational
institutions to stay ahead in the field of research and development.
The company said it would, for instance, be delighted to
demonstrate its capabilities to link up educational institutions in the West
African sub-region with their peers within and outside the continent via
fibre-optic cable to facilitate research collaboration.
“We will also showcase to institutions and business
organisations some of our solutions that can significantly cut their
operational expenditure, improve efficiency, and positively impact their bottom
lines,” said Folu Aderibigbe, the company's Enterprise Group Commercial
Coordinator.
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