By Emeka Aginam

All is set for the Nigeria at Gitex Roadshow to hold in coal city Enugu this week which is also hosting the annual Conference of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is facilitating the roadshow with the support of the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) as part of the awareness campaign to drive participation in the Gitex Technology Show slated to hold in Dubai this October 12-16, with Nigeria as the Official Country Partner.
Gitex is the second largest ICT event in the world and recorded over 154, 000 visitors last year alone. About 25, 000 of this figure came from Africa. NITDA is using the Gitex event to promote Nigeria’s ICT potential and encourage its budding innovators to attract global attention and investors.

With more than 1, 200 delegates expected at the NCS event, “this is an excellent platform to drive participation of major stakeholders and decision makers,” said Director General/Chief Executive Officer of NITDA, Mr. Peter Jack, in Abuja.

Messrs Bilal Al Rais, Director of Marketing and Eyad Khamis, both of the DWTC, United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to lead the UAE DWTC delegation to the Enugu Gitex Promotional Roadshow. They will be joining the NITDA’s team in Enugu led by Mr. Jack to highlight the benefits of Nigeria’s participation in Gitex and how stakeholders can leverage on these.

The NITDA’s boss had inaugurated a local organising committee (LOC) for Nigeria’s participation at Gitex months back to ensure speedy and focused preparations. The country is setting up the Nigerian Pavilion at the Gitex Expo and Conference to showcase the major drivers of its ICT sector including local financial institutions, solution providers and young innovators.