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 International Telecommunications Union First Digital African Week Begins in Abuja

By Foster Obi

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) today began a four-day 1st Digital African Week Conference in Abuja.

Hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the event which holds in the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja is expected to bring together leading Specialists in the field, from top policy-makers to engineers, designers, smart city planners, government officials, regulators, standards experts, and the academia among others.

A statement signed byHenry Nkemadu, NCC Director, Public Affairs quoted the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC)/CEO of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, as saying “this Conference is first of its kind and it will bring together everybody that has a role in the fast growing telecommunications industry in Africa.”

“ Danbatta, who is also a telecommunications engineer, explained that “the conference will run from Tuesday August 27, to Friday August 30, 2019 and will be communicated both in English and French.

“Participation in the trainings and forum is strictly for those who have pre-registered online and open to anyone with interest in topics related to smart and sustainable cities, frontier technologies, Electro Magnetic Fields (EMFs) and circular economy and it is at no cost to participants,” the statement declared.

Pix: NCC headquarters, Abuja