In its bid to develop the stakeholder house for Digital Africa Convention and Exhibition, Digital Africa International Seek the advice of (DAGC) Restricted, the proprietor and organizer of the annual tech present, has introduced a brand new initiative tagged “Digital Africa 100” Awards. The announcement was made on the unveiling of the corporate’s hybrid month-to-month journal additionally known as DIGITAL AFRICA, held just about in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria, as we speak.
On the event, Chairman of DAGC Restricted, Dr. Evans Woherem, counseled the Federal Authorities of Nigeria (FGN) for it’s full involvement and assist for the tech present which was first held in Abuja in 2013.
Dr. Woherem famous that, “Since Nigeria established its personal ministry of tech again in 2011, the ministers in cost have warmly embraced and supported our self-imposed mission to spearhead the transformation, modernization and progress of Africa’s tech trade, by means of this continental ICT occasion.”
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“It began with Dr. Mrs. Omobola Johnson the then Minister of Communications Expertise (2011-2015) who declared open the inaugural version of Digital Africa Convention and Exhibition in April 2013 in Abuja. This was adopted by Hon. Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu who led the ministry between 2015-2019. Hon. Shittu was simply as supportive of the tech present; bringing the instant previous Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to attend one of many editions. I have to additionally use this chance to thank the instant previous Minister of Communications and Digital Financial system, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who attended each version of Digital Africa throughout his tenure (2019-2023).”
Woherem added that, “Now that Digital Africa has established its roots very firmly in Nigeria, we’ve got began to place our consideration in participating increasingly tech stakeholders from the remainder of Africa to affix us in Abuja yearly for the present. That is what knowledgeable the brand new pre-event initiative, Digital Africa 100 Awards.”
In response to the CEO of the thirteenth Digital Africa 2025, Mr. Frederick Apeji, “The annual pre-event Digital Africa 100 Awards program seeks to acknowledge, honour and have fun the 100 greatest tech firms in every of the 5 areas of Africa. Altogether, we might be beaming our searchlight on 500 high tech firms throughout the continent, from Egypt to South Africa, from Senegal to Tanzania, from Ghana to Angola, and from Nigeria to DR Congo. We envision a higher collaboration amongst these main tech and tech-related firms amongst themselves, first inside every of those 5 areas, after which inside Africa as a complete.”
Apeji defined that, “The pre-event continental roadshow to current these awards will take our crew to Accra, Ghana (representing West Africa); Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (representing East Africa); Cairo, Egypt (North Africa); Johannesburg, South Africa (Southern Africa); and Kinshasa, DR Congo (Central Africa). Whereas Abuja continues to function the everlasting host metropolis (PHC) of Digital Africa, we’ve got now designated these further cities as necessary and strategic hubs to successfully forge worthwhile and lasting relationships throughout the African tech ecosystem.”
Awwal Ibrahim Ndako, Media Group, Digital Africa 2025