The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has appointed Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the governing board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), in furtherance of the commission’s plan to reposition the Institute for improved contribution to the nation’s communications sector and digital economy.
The newly appointed interim Board Chairman will be joined on the board by the NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services Engr. Abraham Oshadami; and Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Ms. Rimini Makama, as interim Board members.
A statement from the commission indicated that the DBI interim board members would work with the President/CEO of the Institute, Mr. David Daser, and other board members to drive the Institute’s transformation.
Established by the NCC in May 2004, DBI was created as a specialized centre for training in telecommunications and information technology. In the two decades of its operations, the sector it serves has evolved from telecommunications into a broad, fast-moving digital economy, one where technology now advances quickly enough to demand continuous specialized training, and where communications infrastructure has become a matter of national sovereignty and oversight.
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The commission stressed that securing and advancing the future of communications and the digital economy had now become national and economic priority.
It added that the future would also be hinged on Nigeria’s young population.
The NCC further clarified: “With 70 percent of Nigerians under the age of 30, the DBI transformation is designed to empower young people, equip them with advanced technical skills, and close the capability gap that currently slows the pace of technology adoption across the communications sector and the wider digital economy.
“The repositioned Institute will concentrate on five areas: Education and Training, Research and Development, Innovation, Economic Impact and Growth, and Emerging Policy and Regulation.
“The strategy has been shaped through engagements beyond the NCC and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, including consultations with the Federal Ministry of Education and TETFund, the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)”, it added.
