The Information Technology Association (ITA) has welcomed Africa’s ICT leaders to the 3rd AfICTA Summit in Johannesburg on Monday.
“We welcome all delegates to the 3rd AfICTA Summit and the first to be hosted in South Africa. In the age of the internet, Africa’s digital story has only just begun. How we as leaders respond to the challenge of our digital future will determine our continent’s ability to develop and prosper” ITA President Sunil Geness said.
Geness said that at ITA they believed that a connected continent built on the foundation of a stable and efficient infrastructure was the catalysts for changing lives even in the poorest regions of Africa.
By bringing together business and government, Africa’s ICT leaders are finding ways to improve the lives of their people across the continent. ICT has enabled African citizens to overcome poverty, helped governments reach development goals and inspired entrepreneurs to compete in a global market.
The summit’s mission is to find innovative ways of moving the continent with appropriate policies, profitable investment and good governance using ICT.
Jimson Olufuye, AfICTA Chairman, has championed the need for Africans to transform lives, create wealth and accelerate development on the continent.
Following the success of the first AfICTA Summit in Lagos and the second one in Cairo, the third summit in Johannesburg looks to unite Southern Africa with the West and North of Africa who have pledged their support for the Smart Africa agenda pioneered by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and supported by the President of Egypt.
