While calling for global appeal for contributions to assist the flood affected victims in Pakistan, the ITU Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun Touré has issued a global appeal for contributions to assist the ITU’s emergency telecommunications team work with the Government of Pakistan towards rehabilitating the telecommunication infrastructure, which has been rendered inoperative in many parts of the country.

There appears to be dawn of a new era in the Nigerian ICT sector as the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria, ITAN in collaboration with the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) have formed an alliance to share information for the overall benefit of the industry and the Nigerian society.

Preparations are already in top gear to hold this years Nigerian Network Operators Group(ngNOG) workshop scheduled to hold in the second week of October at the University of Port Harcourt, Abuja campus.

As part of its commitment to enable telecoms consumers communicate freely with friends, family members, and business partners and associates at pocket-friendly rates, Zain Nigeria, one of the mobile operators in the country has introduced free SMS (Short Message Service), lowered tariff for calls within and out of networks (off-Net and On-Net calls), free weekend calls and many other benefits for its customers.

As the nation prepares for the 2011 elections, there is need to rethink the process deliverables within the context of Data Security and Critical Software issues.