CTO sets Abuja agog, focuses on ‘Innovation Through Broadband’

DigitalSENSE Business News:

Remmy Nweke in Abuja/

All is now set for the 2013 edition of the Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation (CTO) forum, with focus on ‘Innovation Through Broadband,’ which kicks off Monday, October 7 through Thursday, 11, at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

According to the Secretary General, CTO, Prof. Tim Unwin, in the company of the Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, gave this assurance in a chat with DigitalSENSE Business News at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, venue of the weeklong forum.

Prof. Unwin also said that the Forum is the constitutionally mandated ‘flagship’ event of the CTO which takes place every year, just as this year’s event offers regional and international solutions for those in Commonwealth regions sharing knowledge, lessons learnt and key information about technological advances across the Commonwealth and beyond.

With the theme ‘Innovation through broadband’ the CTO boss noted that this year’s theme would afford speakers and exhibitors to provide critical updates and insight into infrastructure, security and application challenges.

This event hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission on behalf of the Nigerian Government, the CTO Forum brings together Ministers, Senior Officials, Regulators, Universal Service Fund Administrators, Operators and Vendors.

Stressing that the objective of this event is to showcase presentations, workshops and sessions that will answer the questions many attendees now face with regards increasing usage, enhancing access and rolling out suitable infrastructure.

Some of the key topics to be addressed by the forum include “Future Networks – Infrastructure development and enabling business; Internet Security and Cybersecurity – Developing protocol and ensuring resilience; Beyond Social Media – From likes to learning; Cloud – Infrastructure development, security concerns and data management; and Broadband as an enabler for women, young people and entrepreneurs.

DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that this year event is organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology and Nigerian Communications Commission on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Also speaking, the EVC, NCC, said Nigeria is excited to host this year’s event and as part of its streamlining broadband deployment to the underserved, said, NCC is working on strategies to get this all-purpose broadband to the through the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF).

The strategies, he disclosed would soon be unveiled to the industry stakeholders in matter of weeks.

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Pix: L-r Director, Policy, Competition & Economic Analysis, Mrs Lolia Emakpore, EVC, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, CTO Secretary General, Prof. Tim Unwin, Head Membership at CTO Mr. Marcel Belingue, Director Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, yesterday.