Dr. Mactar Seck, Chief of Section, UNECA, Mr. Kashifu Abdulahi Inuwa, Director General NITDA, and Mr. Inye Kemabonta, CEO of Tech Law Development Service and AfICTA National Coordinator emerge as 2023 Africa ICT Champions.
This announcement took place during the Award Announcement session, organized by the Nominating Committee of the Alliance. The session marked the conclusion of the 11th Summit held from November 14th to 16th, 2023.
AfICTA extends its gratitude to outstanding individuals in the ICT sector, acknowledging their exceptional achievements across various categories in the AfICTA Awards Ceremony..
Further recognitions include the 2023 Africa ICT Personality Award presented to Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Director at Africa Data Centres, and Dr. Mohamed Hamed, Chief Technology Officer at Ceramica Platinum Egypt, who emerged as the 2023 Africa CIO Award winner. The 2023 Innovation Award was bestowed upon Mr. Joshua Obed, Managing Director of Gugu Robotics in Nigeria. Additionally, the 2023 Africa Community Development Award was granted to Dr. Robinson Tombari Sibe, CEO of Digital Footprints in Nigeria, and Advocate Nandipha Ntsaluba from the Department of Veterans in South Africa. Notably, Mr. Inye Kemabonta, CEO of Tech Law Development Service and AfICTA National Coordinator, was honored with the Africa ICT Champion Award for his exceptional leadership within the Alliance.
These esteemed individuals have exhibited exceptional prowess and leadership within their respective spheres, contributing significantly to the advancement and development of the ICT landscape across Africa.
The theme of the AfICTA 11th Summit was “Transforming Africa's Economy Through Digitalization for Sustainable Development". The summit witnessed several sessions geared towards fostering the digital agenda and the realization of the promise of the digital age for everyone in Africa.
Africa Information & Communication Technologies Alliance (AfICTA) is a concerned private sector led alliance of ICT Associations, multi-national corporations, companies, organizations and individuals in the ICT sector in Africa. Its vision is to fulfil the promise of the digital age for everyone in Africa while its mission is to encourage multi-stakeholder dialogue fostering accelerated and ICT enabled development in Africa and the use of cutting-edge innovative technologies including mobile, computing and satellite technologies to achieve an Information society in Africa.
