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  • Nigeria loses out, as ITU member states elect first female bureau director

    Nigeria loses out, as ITU member states elect first female bureau director

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    Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have elected Doreen Bodgan-Martin as Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) during the Union’s 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Mrs Bogdan-Martin of the United States was elected Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau of ITU with 95 votes. 179…

  • 2500 ICT decision-makers work-as-one to advance power of tech

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    The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) opened today with a global call for the world to “act as one” to connect the world’s nearly four billion people who remain unconnected to the Internet. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are already empowering billions of individuals around the world – by providing access to…

  • PP-18: William Ijeh charges ITU must remain at cutting edge of tech development [Q/A]

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    As International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) member states elect the Union’s top executives at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, TheNewsGuru (TNG) brings you this special interview with William Ijeh. Ijeh is a Nigerian candidate for the post of Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau as the Union elects ITU’s management…

  • ITU to establish 4-year roadmap, elect management team at PP-18

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    International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will establish 2020-2023 roadmap at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18) to hold in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 29 October to 16 November. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the supreme decision-making body of the ITU that convenes representatives of the Union’s 193 member states every 4 years.…

  • Why right policies are need to fast-track digital growth in Africa

    Why right policies are need to fast-track digital growth in Africa

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    Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on stakeholders in the telecommunication sector to put in place right polices to fast track digital growth in Africa. Danbatta made this call on Monday at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Digital Bridge Institute Regional Human Capacity Building Workshop in Abuja.…

  • Nigeria reaches broadband penetration target

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    The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, said that Nigeria’s broadband penetration, according to the ITU/UNESCO policy forum, is currently at 22%, indicating that the minimum target to reach 20% by 2017 was met. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the EVC, at a session with journalists recently, explained that…

  • NCC to open up, assign other spectrum bands to telcos

    NCC to open up, assign other spectrum bands to telcos

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    The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has said, given that spectrum is a critical mobile infrastructure, it will open up and assign other spectrum bands for telecoms service providers in the country. NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Professor Umar Danbatta, made this known, while also stressing that the Commission will open up and assign the other spectrum…

  • Union renews int’l commitment to combating stolen ICT devices

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    The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has renewed commitments to combating counterfeit and stolen Information and Communications Technology (ICT) devices. TheNewsGuru reports the ITU standardization expert group for protocols, test specifications and combating counterfeit made the commitment arising from its July 18-27 meeting. Some of the challenges identified for counterfeiting and stealing ICT devices include, but…

  • How regulation can deliver promise of digital economy

    How regulation can deliver promise of digital economy

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    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,…

  • FG to create national artificial intelligence ecosystem – Minister

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    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…