Nigeria will next Tuesday in Abuja host a sub-regional conference that is expected to be attended by policy makers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in West Africa.
The Digital Economy Regional Conference is convened to discuss the future of digital economy and intensify regional public-private partnerships for the region.
The event is being organised by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the World Bank.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who will deliver the keynote address at the event is expected to be joined by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, to welcome ministers and top government officials and industry stakeholders from the sub-region to the conference .
The Conference, with the theme ‘Positioning West Africa’s Digital Economy for the Future’, will provide a platform for countries in the region to discuss issues that will strengthen the digital economies in West Africa and by extension the continent.
In a pre-event statement, the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy hinted that the forum would also create an avenue for peer review to accelerate digital transformation and increase collaboration to secure partnerships within the region to strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem while intensifying regional public-private partnerships for digital economy funding, research, and development.
In addition, the ministry expressed the hope that the event would also provide an opportunity to showcase the progress made in the development of the digital economy in the West African sub-region, identify winning strategies, discuss challenges, and prepare for the future.
It is also anticipated that the conference will help in creating awareness of the region’s needs in the areas of policies and framework for the digital economy and attracting private sponsors for digital transformation in the region.
