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By Chinenye Anuforo
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), some presidential candidates in the 2023 general election and many other organisations and distinguished personalities are set to promote e-government at this year’s Nigeria e-Government Summit, holding on September 27 at the Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos.
Organised by DigiServe Network Services, in partnership with Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), FIRS, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the 2022 edition of Nigeria e-Government Summit, has the theme “Promoting e-Government in Election Year for Improved Governance.”
Some of the speakers include: Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Governor, Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; CEO, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Engr. Farouk Ahmed; chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu; and the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta; Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engr. Gnenga Komolafe; Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr Mele Kolo Kyari; Executive Director, Economic Regulations and Strategic Planning Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Dr Zainab Gobir; General Manager/CEO, Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), Engr (Mrs) Bisoye Coker-Odusote; Executive Managing Director, Huawei Nigeria, Mr Gavin Geng; Chief Executive Officer, IHS Nigeria Limited, Mr Mohamad Darwish; Africa Public Policy Manager, Access and Connectivity, Meta, Sade Dada; Govt Affairs & Public Policy Manager, Google Nigeria, Mrs Dawn Dimowo; Regional Director, West Africa, Avanti Satellite Communications, Mr Reuben Oshomah; Managing Director/CEO, Africa Data Centers, Mr Stephane Duproz.,Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Mr Karl Toriola; Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Network Limited, Mr Surendran Chemmikotil; Managing Director, Liquid Telecom Mr Wole Abu; Chief Executive Officer, Open Access Data Centres, Dr Ayotunde Coker;.
Some of the Presidential flag bearers invited include: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of All Progressive Party (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Gregory Obi of Labour Party (LP); Prof Chris Imumolen of Accord Party; Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress (AAC), Dumebi Kachikwu of African Democratic Congress (ADC); Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)
Giving details of this year’s summit, which is the fourth edition, the Executive Chairman, DigiServe Network Services, Engr Lanre Ajayi, said: “The election year, which is the time when a lot of attention is paid to governance issues, is a perfect time to promote eGovernment to the ruling class and the general public. It is in this consideration that we have chosen ‘Promoting eGovernment in Election Year for Improved Governance’ as the theme for this year’s Nigeria eGovernment Summit 2022.
“eGovernence which is the adoption of technology in government processes and service delivery, makes government service delivery efficient and cost effective. It introduces transparency in governance and builds trust between the government and the governed. This year edition, which is the fourth in the series, will not only serve to promote eGovernment but will also focus on how governments can deploy and deepen technologies in service delivery. Technology service providers will share their knowledge, invited agencies of government at federal and state levels will showcase use cases of eGovernment in their domains, while international experts will share with us international best practices and use cases.”
The earlier editions of the Nigeria eGovernment Summit recorded astounding success with quality presentations from high level speakers. This year edition of the summit promises to be exciting, educative and informative, providing lot of opportunities for knowledge sharing and networking, similar to that of past editions but with a much wider scope, Ajayi said.
