National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 13th edition of the e-Nigeria conference, exhibitions and awards.
The international IT conference provides platform for creation of digital awareness, development of appropriate framework and setting of goals to ensure best practices in order to encourage appropriate positioning of Nigeria in the global information society.
At the inaugural meeting, NITDA director general Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi who was represented by director, Information Technology Infrastructure Solutions Dr Usman Abdullahi stated that e-Nigeria is Nigeria flagship IT event.
Abdullahi said the LOC members should ensure they plan and execute a highly successful international event that will see participation of participants all over the world; and be innovative and open to new ideas.
“The team should be able to plan and execute e-Nigeria that will surpass previous successes recorded which the IT stakeholders would be proud of. Let us not constrain ourselves to the arrangements we already have, we can do things differently this year. Introduction of new ideas that are different from conference, startup ouches and master class are welcome. Let us make this 2020 edition different and I am confident you can do it,” he said.
The DG said, “We are planning to make this year’s event regional and we have the opportunity to achieve this because it is coming at the period when we have pandemic that is making virtual meeting the new normal. This will encourage participation from anywhere.”
Earlier, chief research officer Dr Muhammed Agbali who spoke on behalf of director corporate planning and strategy Dr Agu Collins whose department oversees the execution of the conference said the 13th edition of the conference would be infusion of both virtual and physical platforms due to Covid-19 pandemic.
