Ezigbalike, Nwakanma to speak on Africa Data Consensus webinar

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The duo of Dr. Chukwudozie Ezigbalike of the Economic Community for Africa (ECA) and Ms Nnenna Nwakanma, the African Regional Coordinator for Web Foundation are to speak during a webinar on Africa Data Consensus, reports ITRealms.

This is coming on the heels of the recent Data Revolution forum in Africa held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethopia.

ITRealms gathered that the webinar slated for Wednesday, May 13, 2015 by 1pm Lagos time, would explore the Africa Data Consensus by way of updating on the implementation strategy being developed and answering all questions related to data in Africa, and the Data Revolution on the continent generally.

Interested public, especially Africans were urged to take part in this webinar by registering at: https://heirsholdings.clickwebinar.com/866652327.

Social media discussions on the webinar, ITRealms learnt would be aggregated on hashtag #DataRevAfrica.

ITRealms notes that Dr. Ezigbalike is the chief, Data Technology Section at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and has lots of experience on corporate database, associated policy analysis, data dissemination to outside users; corporate data analytics environment, with appropriate software tools; data mining and specialized analytics and data and information products upon request. 

Nnenna Nwakanma, who leads the drafting committee on DataRevAfrica, on the other hand is the Africa Regional Coordinator at The World Wide Web Foundation, with expertise on the Information Society, Internet for Development, ICT Policy, ICT4D, social networks, online communities, virtual collaboration, outsourcing, free software and open source for African development, rule of law, public education, and freedom of expression.

 

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Nnenna rebuffs WEF’s NetMundial invite

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Internet Citizen and key lead of the global Civil Society, Nnenna Nwakanma has rebuffed the invitation extended to her for the World Economic Forum (WEF)-organized NetMundial in Geneva, Switzerland, reports ITRealms.

The World Economic Forum, ITRealms recalls was rooting for its own NetMundial on August 28, 2014, which has been characterised by alleged misplaced consideration on the kind of participants invited for the event.

This is coming after the popular Brazilian government hosted the initial NetMundial a few months ago which attracted global stakeholder excitement.

Nnenna in an exclusive chat with ITRealms noted that her name was first on the leaked list on Civil Society on her personal recognition, but has since decided she will not be in Geneva.

“I will not be in Geneva. First because I do not have the time and energy to go through the humiliating 10-weeks Schengen visa process and secondly because I am already booked elsewhere,” she told ITRealms.

According to Nnenna, her reply to the invite was "I will be absent, but I will contribute."

ITRealms further gathered that participants in excess of 104 are expected to grace the WEF’s version of NetMundial.

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