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AfICTA Presents Dr. Mactar Seck, Africa ICT Champion Award

 

The Advisory Council Chair & Founder, AfICTA - Africa ICT Alliance, Dr. Jimson Olufuye alongside Ms. Christel Youbi, AfICTA Vice-Chair, Central Africa, and Mr. Kileo Yusuph, fmr. AfICTA Board Member, while presenting the Africa ICT Champion award to Dr. Mactar Seck, the Chief of Technology and Innovation Section / Coordinator of Digital Centre of Excellence at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - UNECA, at the Opening Ceremony Session during the ongoing 13th Africa IGF Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Dr. Mactar Seck emerged as the winner of the annual prestigious award alongside Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abudullahi, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency - NITDA  (Nigeria), in 2023 through a nomination and election process that was conducted by AfICTA's Nominating Committee. The award was presented on behalf of the Board of AfICTA "in recognition of his sterling contribution to ICT-enabled growth and development in Africa".

While responding to the award presentation, Mr. Mactar Seck heartily appreciated AfICTA leadership and the delegation for the recognition and counted it a great honour to have received the special award. He hence dedicated the award to his team and the UNECA Executive Secretary for their unwavering support for his leadership.

For further information about our previous award winners and AfICTA - Africa ICT Alliance, do check https://aficta.africa/about-us/award-winners 

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