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May 18, 2019
Ministerof Communications, Adebayo Shittu, in Abuja, stressed the need for the countyto bridge the standardisation gap in the Information CommunicationTechnology,ICT sector.
Theminister said this on the occasion of the World Telecommunication andInformation Society Day celebrated annually on May 17 to raise awareness ontelecom and information gap among societies.
Thetheme of this year’s celebration is “Bridging the Standardisation Gap.
Representedby the Director, Radio Monitoring and Survey, Ministry of Communications.KilyobasBinga, Shittu said that the essence of the call was to ensure that the countryexperienced economic benefits of associated technological developments.
Accordingto him, the purpose of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Dayis to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of internet andother ICTs can bring development to societies and economies, as well as bridgethe digital divide.