Lai Mohammed leads delegation to IPI congress, seeks collaboration with Al Jazeera

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is leading a Nigerian delegation to the 2016 International Press Institute (IPI) annual congress in Qatar, the United Arab Emirate (UAE), just as he makes case for special collaboration with Al Jazeera on capacity building for journalists, reports ITRealms.

Speaking at Doha, Qatar, Mohammed sought collaboration between his ministry and the Doha-based international broadcaster, Al Jazeera, in the area of capacity building for journalists in the government-owned media organizations, especially the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).

This followed a request made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to Al Jazeera to collaborate with the Ministry of Information and Culture in its efforts to restructure the NTA and other publicly-funded media establishments to enhance their performance.

He said the collaboration could be in the areas of capacity building as well as exchange of programmes and personnel.

''Our plan is to reposition the public media organizations to make them effective and competitive, irrespective of which government is in power,'' Alhaji Mohammed said during a meeting with the Acting Director General of Al Jazeera, Dr. Mostafa Souag, in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday.

''For a long time, government media organizations have lost their independence and credibility. I want to restore the glory and credibility of the publicly-owned media organizations,'' he said.

The Minister also called for a 'special relationship' between Al Jazeera and the Nigerian Government in the coverage of the key policy areas of this Administration - the fight against corruption and terrorism as well as the efforts to revamp the economy.

He assured Al Jazeera that the present Administration in Nigeria ''is an extremely open government'' and that the organization would not have any problem doing its work in the country.

Responding, the Acting Director General of Al Jazeera hailed Nigeria for providing a conducive environment for the media to carry out its duties.

''Despite a lot of conflict and tension, you have managed to create a conducive environment for the media. This is very important for us in the media and we hope to see more freedom and more protection for the media,'' he said.

Dr. Souag said Al Jazeera is willing to cooperate with the ministry in the area of training, asserting, ''Our training centre is one of the most professional in every aspect of the media, We are more than happy to work with you.''

 

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Nigerian makes finalist @GITEX Student Lab 2015

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A Nigerian university student has reached the finals of the 2015 Student Lab hosted by GITEX organisers with the support of United Arab Emirate Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Google, reports ITRealms.

The student, whose name is still under key by the organisers is among others from Bahrain, India, Palestine and UAE at the finalist stage of the competition.

Student Lab is an innovative ICT competition that aims to recognise and promote tomorrow’s technology leaders. The winner will receive AED 30,000 about N1,626,070.62, the runner-up will receive AED 20,000, and third place will receive AED 10,000.

The organisers said, the finalists are those working on projects such as smart traffic, education, healthcare, energy management, and document verification.

"We are excited to participate as a Student Lab partner at GITEX. Education is a big priority for Google, and we look forward to sharing our experience to help more people discover, connect with, and love learning,” said Abdel Wahed Bendaoua, Head of Enterprise, Emerging Markets - EMEA, Google.
 

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India boosts GITEX with 20 exhibitors

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An estimated 20 companies from India are participating in this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) holding at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, reports ITRealms.

Head of delegation and chief executive officer of TechnoPark, Mr. KG Girish Babu told ITRealms that the Indian delegation comprises app developers and companies operating within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) space in India.

He also said that what stood the park out among others is that it has lowest start-up costs and unmatched infrastructure, thereby offering a perfect state for nurturing ideas due mainly to its location in Kerala.

Equally he said that at Kerala, reputed for offering affordable start-up costs and world-class infrastructure, thus making it the India’s first and largest IT park.

“Not to mention a proactive government pursuing various novel e-initiatives,” he said.

Babu further said that TechnoPark has been rated as the first, greenest and largest park of its kind for blooming of ideas.

TechnoPark, he said, boasts of a massive 760 acres of land with 9.3 million square feet of completed built-up space and 3.5 million square feet space where work is currently in progress.

At the park, Babu said, potential investor and entrepreneurs would be joining the likes of Infosys, UST Global, TCS, Allianz Cornhill, Oracle, IBS Software, ITC Infotech, Tata Elxsi, RR Donnelly, Quest Global, Ernst & Young and Speridian Technologies and Zoondia among others.

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LG launches narrowest Bezel video wall @ GITEX’15

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LG Electronics has made global launch of its narrowest Bezel video wall at the ongoing GITEX in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, reports ITRealms.

President, Middle East & Africa Region at LG Electronics, Mr. Kevin Cha, said that the launch of its VH7B Video Wall boasts super-slim Bezel measuring about 0.9mm in size; came in response to the demands for creative marketing display solutions.

For him, LG Electronics has pushed boundaries with the global launch of the world’s narrowest bezel video wall at GITEX Technology Week in Dubai.

He also said, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, LG, has chosen the 35^th edition of GITEX Technology Week, to unveil its robust portfolio of cutting-edge display solutions to cater to the evolving needs of vertical industries in the Middle East region.

The all-new UHD video wall display, he said, is redefining the video wall space with its unprecedented thin bezel, and features distinct new innovations that address the largest issues video wall customers face today.

“With its super slim bezel size, the VH7B Direct Backlit LED Display video wall measures just at 0.9 mm, offering the most seamless and immersive display solution. The VH7B video wall fully caters to the strong for various sectors including airports, shopping centres and hotels,” he said.

As said by him, LG is yet again pushing boundaries and raising the bar for video displays with the launch of the world's narrowest bezel video wall.

“LG’s innovating technology comes from market intelligence and understanding what our customers want and resulting in solutions that truly enhance their business models,” he said, adding that the global debut of the world's narrowest bezel video wall at GITEX is testament to this.

GITEX, he said, represents an enormous opportunity to showcase LG's commercial display products in a highly competitive landscape and in front of a discerning crowd of professionals.

“This global debut also exemplifies how LG Electronics continues to deliver on its promise to provide innovations for a better business, with industry leading products catering to the aspirational needs of the modern marketer,” Mr. Cha said.

He explained that the ground breaking video wall display features LG's "webOS for Signage" smart platform, which takes advantage of the built-in high-performance system-on-a-chip (SoC) sync playback that eliminates the need for an external PC or media player to play contents for daisy chain, helping to reduce the total cost of ownership.

LG's webOS for Signage, therefore, enables a variety of web-based applications across multiple platforms, as well as the ability to write applications using HTML 5. The advantage of this platform is the ease of management and customisation for third party solution providers which makes lives easier for all stakeholders.

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Tunji Olaopa, Peter Jack lead 84-man delegation to GITEX 2015

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The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, Dr. Tunji Olaopa is leading over 84-man delegation to the 2015 Gulf Information Technology Exhibition holding at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arab Emirate, reports ITRealms.

Investigations carried out by ITRealms showed that this delegation cuts across public, private and media sector participants including the 14 start-ups from Nigeria.

Also on the list of the delegation is Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Peter Jack, Mrs. Uju Hassan Baba, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Director of Strategies at NITDA, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, Director, Infrastructure, Yinka Adejube, Head, Corporation Affairs at NITDA, Mrs. Hadiza Umar as well as Mr. Bunmi Okunowo who coordinates the start-ups.

There is also a team from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Mrs Udoh Monilola Omokunmi from the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, chief executive of Pinnacle Consult LLC, Mr. Ojo Akande.

While members of Nigerian Communications Satellite, (NigComSAT) on the delegation include Senior Manager, Business Development and Research, Eseoso Edioe, Assistant General Manager, Lagos Business Office, Ms Ibiye Memberr and  Olufunke Fagbeja, in addition to the Director, Edo State, ICT Agency, Ms Yuwa Naps, among others.

Some of the private sector entities on the delegation include Mr. Yele Okeremi and Mr. Philip Ayeni as well as the chief operating officer, SASWare, Ms Ifeoma Nwakwesi, brand and marketing manager, Signal Alliance, Mr. Moses Braimah to name a few.

Dr. Olaopa is expected to address participants exclusively during the Nigeria Day Forum on Tuesday, October 20 at the on-going GITEX 2015.

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Gitex 2014: Sasware pledges supports for Nigeria technology start-ups

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As the 2014 Global Technology Exhibition (GITEX) ended recently in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate (UAE), Sasware, the only Nigeria technology investment company at GITEX Technology Week pledged its support for technology start-ups in Nigeria reports ITRealms.

Founder of Sasware, Mr. Collins Onuegbu, made this pledge during the visit of the federal government delegation led by Dr. Tunji Olaopa, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Communications Technology to the company’s exhibition stand during the event.

“Our primary interest to see Nigeria grow by supporting technology and technology-enabled business initiatives in Nigeria. These we do through incubation, entrepreneurship, mentoring and venture capital investment,” he said.

Dr. Olaopa, who represented the Minister, Dr (Mrs) Omobola Johnson commended Sasware’s mission and activities and urged them to continue with their good works.

He also promised to explore avenues which the ministry will work with Sasware to further deepen support to technology start-ups in Nigeria.

The federal government delegation led by Olaopa included; Dr. Akin Omotosho, Nigeria Consul-General to Dubai Emirate; Dr. Tosin Ajayi, Chairman, Board of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Peter Jack, Director General, NITDA.

Speaking further Onuegbu informed the delegation that Sasware will need all the support and partnerships it could get from the government to expand this initiative in order to boost the economy and create more job opportunities for Nigerian youths.

Peter Jack said NITDA is continuously exploring ways to transform Nigeria through technology and what Sasware is doing falls within the strategy.

Sasware is a technology venture subsidiary of Signal Alliance a leading Nigerian systems integrator with over 18 years’ experience in the development of IT infrastructure for major organizations in Nigeria. Sasware was set up to tap into opportunities created  by the fast evolution of technology and adoption in Nigeria as the country rebuilds its infrastructure to match its ambition as the biggest economy in Africa and one of the top 20 in the world.

Sasware invests in early startup technology companies in Nigeria   from a startup fund that was set up by Signal Alliance. The company also does specific incubation programmes for Signal Alliance as a diversification strategy for the group. Other areas of business include Incubation-On-Demand, Corporate Venture Capital and Asset Development cum Management. The company's initial focus is on technology and technology-enabled businesses.

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Pix (l-r) Dr. Tunji Olaopa, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Communication Technology; Collins Onuegbu, Founder Sasware; Dr. Tosin Ajayi, Chairman, Board of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); Dr. Akin Omotosho, Nigeria

Consul-General to Dubai Emirate and Peter Jack, Director General NITDA.