The Enugu State is eager to host the largest annual gathering of
IT professional and stakeholders in Nigeria, organized by the Nigeria Computer
Society (NCS), reports DigitalSENSE
Business News.
NCS 2014 conference, DigitalSENSE
Business News reports has been scheduled to hold in Enugu from July 23 to
25, 2014, and visits to major stakeholder organizations in Enugu State indicate
the host state is fully on board.
NCS President, Professor David Adewumi who led some of his National
Executive Council to a meeting with the Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
members, including Moses Braimah, NCS
Chairman, Conferences committee; Jide Awe, NCS Chairman, Publicity and Events
committee and Dadson Nwakalo, Chairman NCS Enugu 2014 Local Organizing
Committee.
DigitalSENSE
Business News also reports that NCS explained the rationale for the
conference which is organized around the theme: “Building a Knowledge-Based
Economy in Nigeria: The Role of IT.”
“NCS further used the meetings to call for conference participation,
support, buy-in and innovative collaboration. Stakeholders responded positively
and set the pace with their suggestions, novel ideas and strong commitment to
the conference’s success,” Mr. Awe,
NCS Chairman, Publicity and Events committee.
At the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), the NCS team was
warmly received by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba and
other principal officers of the university - Deputy Vice Chancellor Academics,
Professor Polycarp Chigbu, Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Professor
Edwin Igbokwe, Registrar, Mr. Anthony Okonta, Bursar, Mrs Chineze Obi and Librarian,
Dr Mrs Chinwe Ezeani.
The VC, UNN, who is a special guest at the conference, welcomed
the conference, stating that developing a knowledge based economy was long
overdue. He expressed commitment to IT enabled development promising that functional
e-governance would be implemented in UNN during his tenure.
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