Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will today in Abuja, country’s federal capital territory, host the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) on a four-day 1st Digital African Week Conference.
The event, which is scheduled to hold at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja is expected to bring together leading Specialists – from top policy-makers to engineers, designers, smart city planners, government officials, regulators, standards experts and the academia.
“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,” a statement signed by Mr. Henry Nkemadu
Director, Public Affairs at NCC quoted the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC,
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as saying.
The statement added 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.