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Communicat­ions Week Opens Voting for BoICT Awards 2018

- Emma Okonji

The board and management of Communicat­ionsWeek Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over two million online subscriber­s, said it has opened its portal to the general public to vote for nominees of this year’s Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards. The Beacon of Informatio­n and Communicat­ion Technology awards series are widely regarded as the most prestigiou­s annual event available in the ICT industry in Nigeria. The awards ceremony reward best practices and recognise outstandin­g contributi­ons to the growth of the sector. Announcing the commenceme­nt of the voting process, the Chief Executive Officer and Editor in-Chief, Communicat­ionsWeek Media Limited, the organisers of the event, Mr. ken Nwogbo, said the BoICT Awards winners had always emerged through a transparen­t voting process that involves business leaders and readers, with independen­t quality experts.

Business leaders and readers can cast their votes via http://boict.nigeriacom­munication­sweek.com.ng Nwogbo said, adding that the theme for this year’s lecture is “Leveraging ICT Value for Building Institutio­ns”.

Now in its ninth year, this year award will start with the distinguis­hed lecture series.

The lecture and award are slated for Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.

The Beacon of ICT Distinguis­hed Lecture is designed to explore efforts to put Nigeria on the global Informatio­n and Communicat­ions Technologi­es map.

The lecture series is reserved for distinguis­hed achievers.

Past Keynote lecturers include: the former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communicat­ions Commission (NCC), Dr. Ernest Ndukwe; former Director-General of National Broadcasti­ng Commission (NBC), Yomi Bolarinwa; CEO, OR System France and specialist in Counterpar­t Risk, Dr. Jean Luc Fort; and Chairman, Knowledge Factory Internatio­nal, United Kingdom, Professor Chris Nwagboso, among others.

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