Aficta
At the close of its thought provoking strategy session and annual general meeting held recently in South Africa, the Africa Information & Communication Technologies Alliance, AfICTA , re-elected Dr Jimson Olufuye, the Chief Executive Officer of Kontemporary Nigeria as its Chairman.
As part of the realization of its vision, AfICTA’s summit was recently in the Sun city with the theme: “ICT: Lighting the way to development and prosperity across Africa.
Similarly, Mr Adrian Schofield, Vice-President, Institute of IT Professionals of South Africa (formerly Computer Socirty of South Africa) (IITPSA) was re-elected as the Vice-Chairman while Mr Gbenga Fijabi, the Chief Executive Officer of Great Financiers Consulting, Nigeria was elected as Treasurer.
Other elected board members included, : Mr Sunil Geness, President IT Association of South Africa, Dr Waudo Siganga, Chairman, Computer Society of Kenya, Engr Hossam Elgamal, CEO GNSE Egypt, Engr Lanre Ajayi, President ATCON Nigeria.
Others included Ms Arinola Akinyemi, CEO Digisphere Nigeria, Ms Tanya Sims -CompTIA, South Africa; Mr Paul Rowney, President ICT-Professionals Association of Namibia, Mr Alaa Ahmed Fouad Kamal El Khishen, Vice-Chair, Egyptian ICT Alliance & CEO Eccoosourcing, Egypt and Engr Adetola Sogbesan, CEO, ChaceSystems, Nigeria.
Olufuye in his acceptance speech while thanking the hosts said that, “Information Technology Association (ITA), IITPSA, SAP and WITS have done a great job and have made the rest of Africa proud”.
With optimism, he assured that, “the new board will do its best to connect with the remaining 31 countries in Africa before the end of its three year term”.
He commended Adrian Schofied and Sunil Geness in particular for their vision and commitment to ICT transformed Africa.
Established in May 2012, AfICTA is a concerned private sector led alliance of ICT Associations, multi-national Corporations, companies, organisations and individuals in the ICT sector in Africa. The 23-African nation alliance vision is to fulfil the promise of the digital age for everyone in Africa.
It’s mission is to engage the knowledge olympiad, propel innovation and fulfil the promise of digital social and economic transformation in Africa; to encourage and participate in multi-stakeholder dialogue fostering ICT enterprise penetration in Africa; to promote the use of cutting-edge innovative technologies including mobile, computing and satellite technologies to achieve an Information society in Africa and to boost foreign direct and intra-African investments.
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