Contact:
Reyna UbedaThe International Telecommunication Union, at the kind invitation of the Nigerian Communications Commission, is organizing the
1st Digital African Week from 27 to 30 August 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The 1
st Digital African Week will bring together leading specialists in the field, from top policy-makers to engineers, designers, smart city planners, government officials, regulators, standards experts, academia and others.
Discussions will be held in English and French.
Participation in the Trainings and Forums is open to anyone with an interest in topics related to smart and sustainable cities, frontier technologies, EMFs and circular economy. Participation in the events is free of charge.
The
ITU-T Study Group 5 Regional Group for Africa (ITU-T SG5RG-AFR) and
ITU-T Study Group 20 Regional Group for Africa (ITU-T SG20RG-AFR) meetings will be restricted to delegates and representatives from Member States, Sector Members and Associates of ITU-T SG5 and ITU-T SG20 in the African regions respectively, in conformity with clause 2.3.3 of WTSA Resolution 1 (Rev. Hammamet, 2016).
Overview
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Opening Ceremony of the 1st Digital African Week to be held on Tuesday, 27 August 2019 at 0900 hours;
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Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission [
Biography ]
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Bridging the Standardization Gap Training on “How to draft international standards" to be held on Tuesday, 27 August 2019 (morning only);
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Meeting of
ITU-T Study Group 20 Regional Group for Africa (ITU-T SG20RG-AFR) to be held on Tuesday, 27 August, (afternoon only), Wednesday, 28 August (afternoon only) and Thursday, 29 August 2019 (morning only);
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Training on "Smart Sustainable Cities, Products and Services" to be held on Tuesday, 27 August 2019 (afternoon only);
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ITU Forum on "Smart Sustainable Africa" to be held on Wednesday, 28 August 2019;
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Meeting of ITU-T Study Group 5 Regional Group for Africa (ITU-T SG5RG-AFR) to be held on Thursday, 29 August (morning only) and Friday, 30 August 2019;
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Forum on "Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) in Africa" to be held on Thursday, 29 August 2019 (afternoon only);
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ITU Training on "E-waste Management and Circular Economy" to be held on Friday, 30 August 2019 (morning only).
