Task of advancing Nigeria's ICT Industry, a collective responsibility, says Pantami
- The federal government has pledged to ensure the growth of the ICT industry in Nigeria
- The government, however, noted that expanding the frontiers of the industry is a collective responsibility of all stakeholders
- The minister of communications and digital economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, declared this at a reception hosted by ATCON
The minister of communications and digital economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, has declared that the onerous task of expanding the frontiers of growth in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry is a collective responsibility.
The minister stated that doing so requires the active collaboration of his ministry with its agencies and industry stakeholders.
He stated this on Thursday, December 12 as he shared his vision for the ICT and telecom sector during a special reception hosted in his honour by the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in Abuja.
The event was spiced with a special documentary on the minister and packed with presentations by ATCON member organisations focused on key industry issues.
Responding to the warm wishes and presentations, Pantami, expressed his gratitude to ATCON members for the reception.
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He also called for collaborations of all stakeholders in the telecommunications sector to enhance the growth of the subsector and entire ICT industry.
“Most of the issues raised were familiar issues as they had been brought before me earlier and I can assure you that actions are being taken towards resolving those issues for the development of the industry.
“More importantly, I would like all of you to join hands with the ministry and its agencies to see how to take our industry forward. Let me be the first to be contacted for any problem in the industry,” he said.
Pantami also proposed a periodic meeting of the ministry and its agencies, associations and captains in the industry to regularly review issues and progress made in the industry.
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Earlier, in his welcome address, Olusola Teniola, President of ATCON, stated that the idea of the reception was conceived to achieve three objectives.
1. To formally present and introduce the minister to the captains of the industry
2. To give the industry the opportunity to meet with him and share experiences on the state of the industry and where ATCON expect the industry to be after the Minister's tenure and
3. Offer the minister the opportunity to share his vision for the industry with the relevant stakeholders.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has promised Nigerians that consumers' rights would be upheld at all times in the country.
This was stated by the executive vice-chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta at the unveiling of the final reviewed report of the complaints categories and service level agreements/complaints management meeting in Abuja.
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