Akano, Olaitan to join Rudman @ 2016 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance

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The trio of Chief Executive Officers of New Horizons, Crafts Village Nigeria and Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Messs Tim Akano, Ogunbekun Olaitan and Mohammed Rudman respectively, have confirmed their participation at the 2016 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable thrill participants, reports ITRealms.

The Executive Director, Operations, DigitalSENSE Africa Media, Mrs Nkemdilim Nweke revealed this at the weekend, saying that the aforementioned trio not only confirmed participation but have developed strategies to delight participants in-line with the theme of this year’s forum on IG4D and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable, which is ‘Internet Governance: Creating Opportunities for All Nigerians’ on Day 1 on Thursday June 2, 2016, and ‘Creating Opportunities for Nigerians with IPv6’ on Friday, June 3, 2016.

She also said that the 8^th edition of the two-day forum holding at the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), former NITEL Training School, Cappa-Oshodi in Lagos, would have the National President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof. Sola Aderounmu, presiding over this year’s august assemblage in June.

Mrs. Nweke noted that DigitalSENSE Africa Media, an At-Large Structure (ALS) certified by the global internet coordinating body, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), uses this forum as a rallying point to educate Nigerians on issues of relevant with regards to Internet Governance both locally and internationally.

She equally said that Mr. Akano, the CEO of New Horizons would be coming to the forum to share information on digital jobs and how Nigerians could leverage on it, just as Mr. Olaitan of Craft Village, the No. 1 customised greeting card and fashion crafts company, would demonstrate best practices on how to create and maintain an online stores, while Mr. Rudman of IXPN, would be offering insight to the global update on growing Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6) in commemoration of the World IPv6 Day 2016.

Before, Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable has fascinated SystemSpecs, the owners of Remita, the online payment driving the Treasury Single Account (TSA) of the Federal Government based on its multi-bank channels.

She recalled that the two-day forum, is organized since 2009 in collaboration with the support of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), MTN Nigeria and Etisalat Nigeria to name a few.

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Pix: Akano, Olaitan and Rudman

NCS president, Prof. Aderounmu to chair Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum 2016

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The national president of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof. Adesola Aderounmu, will preside over the two-day 2016 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable, slated to hold in June 2-3 at Welcome Centre Hotel, International Airport Road, Lagos, reports ITRealms.
 

Disclosing this, the Executive Director, Operations, DigitalSENSE Africa Media, the organisers of forum, Mrs. Nkemdilim Nweke said they are delighted to work with the new president of NCS in exploring his agenda for the larger Nigerian society through the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series.

She noted that Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series which began in 2009 has been sustained ever since as an annual rallying point for Internet stakeholders in the country, which this year has been slated for Thursday, June 2 and Friday June 3, 2016 .

DigitalSENSE Africa Media, she said, is an At-Large Structure certified by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and organizes this annual forum in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Galaxy Backbone and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) among others.

This year’s theme, she also said centres on ‘Internet Governance: Creating Opportunities for All Nigerians’ on day 1, while Day 2 is the Nigeria IPV6 Roundtable with the theme on ‘Creating Opportunities for Nigerians with IPv6’ in commemoration of the World IPv6 Day 2016.

Equally she said, DigitalSENSE Africa is a team of internationally reputed and award-winning Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry analysts and perception managers; professionally affiliated to African Regional At-Large Organisation (AFRALO) for shaping the future of the Internet, African Civil Society for the Information Society (ACSIS), as well as the media caucus of African Information Society Initiative (AISI) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) among others.

She recalled that Aderounmu is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Fellow of Nigeria Computer Society, Registered Professional Engineer with Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).

Professor Aderounmu, she noted bagged his first degree in Computer Engineering and Masters in Computer Science from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1991 and 1997 respectively. 

According to her, Aderounmu became a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in 2008, seven years after he bagged his PhD. Degree in Computer Science from the same University.

She recalled that he was appointed Acting Head of Department of Computer Science & Engineering between 2004 and 2007, Deputy Director, Information Technology and Communications Unit, 2005 – 2008, Acting Director, Information Technology and Communications Unit, 2009 -2011 and Full Director, 2011 to date.

He is a member of the Screening and Monitoring sub-committee of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) research fund. He served as a member of curriculum development for National Open University of Nigeria, and member NUC accreditation team to various universities in Nigeria. He was Deputy President, NCS before his election as the President, Nigeria Computer Society.  

 

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Pix: Professor Sola Aderounmu FNCS – President NCS