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Cloud Hosting Service: NITDA, Cloudflex, Rackcenter back NITRA Technology Forum 2021
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By Juliet Umeh
As the umbrella body of all practising information and communications technology journalists, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association, NITRA, prepares for its event tagged:
NITRA Technology Forum 2021, in Lagos next Thursday, stakeholders in the Cloud Hosting services have started to line up in support of the event.
The association said the event has received backing from the nation’s information technology regulator, the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA; Cloud services operator, Cloudflex and premier data centre operator, Rackcenter.
The event will be chaired by the Chief Executive Officer, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, IXPN, Mr. Muhammed Rudman, has as theme:
INDUSTRY stakeholders will, on May 27 in Lagos, gather to discuss the future of cloud hosting service in Nigeria.
The gathering will be at the instance of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA). The event has received backing from the nation’s information technology regulator, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); Cloud services operator, Cloudflex and premier data center operator, Rackcenter.
The forum will be chaired by the Chief Executive Officer, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Muhammed Rudman, has its theme as: “Achieving 30 per cent Growth In Local Cloud Hosting By 2024,” and will x-ray growth potentials, challenges and benefits of hosting Cloud services and data centers locally. It will also look at policies and regulation around the sub-sector.
Stakeholders from the cloud hosting services industry, will be discussing the future of cloud computing at a technology forum on May 27 in Lagos, being organised by Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA).
The event has received backing from the nation’s information technology regulator, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); Cloud services operator, Cloudflex and premier data center operator, Rackcenter.
NITRA Technology Forum 2021, which will be chaired by the Chief Executive Officer, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Mr. Muhammed Rudman, has its theme as: ‘Achieving 30 per cent Growth In Local Cloud Hosting By 2024’, and will x-ray growth potentials, challenges and benefits of hosting Cloud services and data centers locally. It will also look at policies and regulation around the sub-sector.
Nigeria is opening-up the e-waste sub-industry in order to create more jobs.
The Executive Secretary, E-Waste Producer Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (EPRON), Mrs. Ibukun Faluyi, who made the disclosure during the 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue held in Lagos, recently, said the application would be free for charge for all interested Nigerians.
Faluyi who spoke on sub-theme: ‘e-Waste in Nigeria and Opportunities in Recycling’, said EPRON as technical assistant for the initiative, would be offering the application for free which could be accessed on its website.
According to her, for now there is no application fee attached as part of the incentive to get more people, especially Nigerians involved.