NITDA To Unveil Agenda At WAFICT 2012

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has revealed plans to leverage on the 2012 West African ICT Congress (WAFICT) to unveil its developmental agenda for the growth of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Nigeria.

According to WAFICT organisers, the 2012 event, which comes up between May 8 and10 in Lagos, would enable NITDA to open a new chapter in its quest to growing the nation’s economy with ICT as it embarks on series of initiatives and programmes to put the country at the front row in ICT.

Expectedly, given the focus of WAFICT 2012 on broadband accessibility and penetration in the country, NITDA, would also be making key contributions to the path of growth for broadband in Nigeria.

Confirming NITDA’s participation at WAFICT Congress 2012, Director-General of the agency, Prof. Cleopas Angaye, described the congress as both timely and apt in providing the right platform for the agency to share its ideas and policy direction with stakeholders in Nigeria.

“We are launching out at this congress for the first time. But NITDA believes this event will provide us the right atmosphere and platform to discuss the key programmes that we will be implementing with stakeholders for them to appreciate the direction and focus of our policies and implementation strategies,” Prof Angaye stated.

NITDA is the clearing house for IT projects in the public sector in Nigeria. The Agency is committed to the drive to bring government and its services closer to the people through IT.

Stakeholders, experts, government officials and other decision makers across the sub-region, will gather at WAFICT 2012, in a concerted effort to find practical solutions to bringing the benefits of new technologies to the people.

With the theme: ‘Bridging West Africa’s Digital Divide Through Broadband,’ WAFICT congress 2012, according to the organisers, will also provide Nigerians opportunities to have a feel of new technologies, products and value added services as well as a sharpened government focus on ICT.