To maximize the benefits of digital dividends emanating from
the call by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for digital
migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, local content must be embedded
on nation’s country code Top Level Domains (ccTLD), says the President, Nigeria
Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Mrs. Mary Nma Uduma.
This position was made known to DigitalSENSE Business News at a
two-day West Africa ICT Congress (WAFICT) and exhibition 2013 by Mrs. Uduma,
who was represented by the chairman, Communications and Publicity at NIRA, Mr.
Remmy Nweke, last weekend in Lagos, in her paper entitled ‘Maximising the
Benefit of Digital Dividend.’
She pointed out that in order to maximize the benefits of
digital dividend, the expectations are that revenue of mobile services will
soar, coupled with blossom social economic activities, increasing creativity,
affordability, availability of local contents hinged on development of ccTLD
like .NG for Nigeria and rural development.
According to her, social, educational and cultural values
would be given a boost because there will be educated citizens, informed
democracy, cultural understanding, belonging to a community, access and
inclusion of broadband services as well as enhanced quality of life.
Mrs. Uduma further advocated that to maximize the benefits of
today subject of Analogue Switch Over (ASO), the committee set up for such
implementation before the deadline, which is June 2015, hence must be allowed
to do their work based on the terms of reference setting up such a committee.
In addition, this must be matched by walking the talk
through leveraging on the mobile broadband environment.
She expects that the affordability of services should
surpass the anticipated government revenue, while ECOWAS countries must wake up
to ensure not to miss the date, while enforcing harmonized West African
policies, regulations and legal
framework must be adhered to.
This, she pointed out to DigitalSENSE Business News, has
to begin by individuals and corporate getting their .NG domain names, which she
described as Nigerians identity for the digital dividend.
Chuks Egbuna/GEE
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