Pantami to unveil two books at emerging technologies forum

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, will today, in Lagos, unveil two of his recent books at the Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum on Emerging Technologies, coordinated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

A statement jointly signed by NCC spokesperson, Reuben Muoka, and Technical Assistant on Research & Development to the minister, Dr. Femi Adeluyi, yesterday, said the first book is titled ‘Datafication of Society to Foster an Internet Economy’ and the second book is ‘Cyber-security Initiatives for Securing a Country.’

According to the statement, the foreword of the first book was written by the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mr Houlin Zhao, while that of the second book was written by the President of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), Prof. Mike Hinchey.

It stated that “emerging technologies are playing a vital role in the development of digital economies around the globe.

“The two books of the Minister emphasise key aspects of emerging technologies, namely datafication and cybersecurity. With respect to datafication, it shows how data, its generation, processing and use play a critical role in determining success in the digital economy.

Zhao and Hinchey, both renowned global ICT personalities will serve as special guests at the presentation.

Other speakers include Dr. Soglo of Intel, United States of America (USA), Levin Born McCall of Regent Square Group, USA, Engr Richard Ogbuji, Chrema Technologies, Nigeria and other notable speakers.