Nigeria to hold big ICT exhibition

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The program which is an annual event is scheduled to hold from November 2nd – 4th at Lagoon Conference Centre, Lagos, the Vanguard reported. The report said it will feature a half day conference with the theme “BroadBand Access: Exploring & Exploiting Unfolding Opportunities in Africa” and three days exhibition. The National President of ATCON, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem said the continental ICT event will attract observers from Deutche Messe, organizers of CEBIT shows in Hannover, Germany. He said they hope to host CEBIT AFRICA in Nigeria by 2010.

ComBIT Africa Expo is a product of strategic re-branding of NICOMM Exhibitions & Conferences organized by ATCON since 1995. The event targets being the biggest ICT expo in Nigeria and West Africa and is currently attracting ICT trade missions from United Kingdom, United States, Hong Kong, China, India, Israel, Korea, Dubai, Taiwan, Canada, France, Germany, Belgium, Malaysia, Lebanon and all leading African countries.

Ekuwem said ATCON and AITEC are determined to develop the event into the region’s top showcase for the computing and telecommunications industries. He said the choice of AITEC as a partner by ATCON in this year’s COMBIT was based on AITEC’s solid track record of organizing highly successful ICT events across Africa since 1990. “Working with them will develop a world-class industry event that will do justice to Nigeria’s leadership role in the region’s rapidly developing ICT market,” added Ekuwem.

Through the expo, Dr. Ekuwem said the region’s ICT professionals would make effective decisions by creating a highly competitive market place through the expo, with leading local and international suppliers to be represented at the event.

Source: Africa news