{"id":49017,"date":"2021-05-17T20:31:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=49017"},"modified":"2021-05-17T20:31:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:31:36","slug":"ncc-promises-to-transform-communities-with-ict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ncc-promises-to-transform-communities-with-ict\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC Promises To Transform Communities With ICT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission has promised to leverage the power of Information and Communication Technology in digitally transforming communities in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The commission\u2019s Executive Vice Chairman, Mr Umar Danbatta, made the commitment in a message on Monday to commemorate the 14th World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, themed, \u2018Accelerating digital transformation in challenging times.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Danbatta said, \u201cThe WTISD2021 provides a unique opportunity for ITU members to continue in their quest for an accelerated digital transformation agenda that is all-encompassing, by promoting national strategies on ICT development across the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCOVID-19 has highlighted the urgency of accelerating the digital transformation in advancing the goal of the Connect 2030 Agenda of the ITU leaving no one behind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, participates actively in commemorating the theme of the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day 2021: Accelerating digital transformation in challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to commit that the NCC will leverage the power of the ICT in digitally transforming our society and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Celebrated annually on May 17, the WTISD commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission has promised to leverage the power of Information and Communication Technology in digitally transforming communities in Nigeria.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":49018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1316,648],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-49017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","tag-ict","tag-ncc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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