Tag: ICT
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How regulation can deliver promise of digital economy
The first “Global ICT Regulatory Outlook” released last year by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) showed that expectations of regulation in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) have grown. TheNewsGuru reports not surprisingly, the pace of regulation in the ICT sector is faster than in most other industries, according to the ITU. ITU Secretary-General,…
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Smart city: Obaseki, global city leaders examine barriers
The Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, Minister of National Development and Second Minister for Finance, Singapore, Lawrence Wong; with over one hundred representatives of national and municipal governments as well as leading private sector players in cities development, at the weekend began deliberations on how to eliminate challenges…
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ICT: Anambra targets 1,000 digital entrepreneurs
No fewer than 1,000 youth from different walks of life in Anambra State will benefit from the Digital Entrepreneurship training programme organised by the state government. The state Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke, made the disclosure at the inauguration of the maiden Anambra DigiPrenueur Week tagged `The Next Level’ in Awka on Monday. Okeke said…
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Kenya to use Alphabet’s balloons for rural internet
Kenya will use Alphabet Inc’s system of balloons to beam high-speed internet access in hopes of connecting more of its rural population to the web, its ICT Minister said on Thursday. Known as “Project Loon”, the technology was developed by Alphabet’s X, the company’s innovation lab. It was used by U.S. telecom operators to provide…
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Ministry restates commitment to provide online security
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu on Tuesday in Abuja restated the ministry’s commitment to ensure adequate cyber-security in the country. Shittu said this at the 2018 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) with the theme: “Internet: An Enabler for Good Governance’’. He said that the ministry was putting in place necessary measures to check…
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Democracy Day: Nigeria needs to change economy through ICT – Expert
Mr Gbenga Sesan, the Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative, an NGO says the country needs radical change through the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to improve the economy. Sesan said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja as the country is preparing to celebrate another Democracy Day on…
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Cyber security: Senator calls for single national infrastructure
The Vice Chairman of Senate Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime, Sen. Foster Ogola, has called for a single national infrastructure for gateway as a strategy to combat cybercrime. Ogola made the call on Wednesday at the end of a two-day Indo-Africa ICT Expo 2018 with the theme: “One World, One Platform:…
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FG to create national artificial intelligence ecosystem – Minister
The Federal Ministry of Communications has restated its commitment to support stakeholders in the ICT to create and strengthen a national Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem to achieve sustainable development. The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, said this at a press conference on Thursday, in Abuja. The event was to mark the 2018 World Telecommunication…
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Edo Govt. trains 1,500 persons on ICT-based teaching
The Edo Government has trained no fewer than 1,500 teachers in the public primary schools in the state on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based teaching. Mr Mike Itua, Secretary, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Edo wing, disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Benin. Itua said that the trained and certified teachers had, since…
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Nigeria to cooperate with India on ICT – Minister
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has assured of Nigeria’s readiness to forge closer cooperation with India to achieve meaningful growth in the ICT sector. Adebayo made this known in Abuja while briefing newsmen about the proposed 4th edition of the Indo-Africa ICT conference and expo organised by Indian High Commission. The event marked this…