The Nigeria
CommunicationsWeek has opened its portal to the general public to vote for
nominees of this year’s Beacon
of ICT (BoICT) Awards, reports ITRealms.
According to the Chief Executive Officer and Editor
in-Chief, CommunicationsWeek Media
Limited, and the organisers of the event, Mr. Ken Nwogbo, the board and
management of the company, a certified global ICT company with over 2 million
online subscribers gave their nod.
He also said that the Beacon of Information and Communication
Technology awards series is widely regarded as the most prestigious annual
event available in the ICT industry in Nigeria.
The awards ceremony rewards best practices and recognize
outstanding contributions to the growth of the sector, stressing that BoICT Awardees emerge through a
transparent voting process that involves business leaders and readers, with
independent quality experts.
Business leaders and readers can cast their votes.
Nwogbo announced theme for this year’s lecture as: “Leveraging ICT Value for Building
Institutions” adding that now in its ninth year, the award is
the highlight of the daylong event which starts with the distinguished lecture
series.
The lecture and award are slated for Saturday, April 28,
2018, at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.
The Beacon of ICT Distinguished Lecture is designed to
explore efforts to put Nigeria on the global Information and Communications
Technologies map.
The lecture series is reserved for distinguished achievers.
Past Keynote lecturers include: Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, then EVC,
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC); Engr. Yomi Bolarinwa, former
Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Dr. Jean Luc Fort,
CEO at OR System France and a specialist in Counterparty Risk; and Professor
Chris Nwagboso, Chairman, Knowledge Factory International, United Kingdom.
Others are: Uche Orji, managing director/chief executive
officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA); Biodun Omoniyi,
Managing Director/CEO, VDT Communications; Ayotunde Coker, Managing Director, Rack Centre
Limited; and Peter Arogundade, Managing Director, Sidmach Technologies.
Nonye Dom/GEE
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