Danbatta to launch book, unveils NCC projects today

The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, is to launch a book on his landmark speeches, as well as unveil two strategic projects of the commission.

The Director of Public Affairs (DPA), NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, disclosed this in a statement last week in Abuja, adding that the launch of the book, entitled:  “Catalysing Nigeria’s socio-economic transformation through broadband infrastructure” and the unveiling of the commission’s projects had been scheduled for September 7.

According to him, the book is a compilation of carefully-selected, seminal speeches and presentations of the EVC touching on all strategic areas of the development of the nation’s telecommunications industry and ”the entire digital economy ecosystem, since his assumption of office as the EVC of NCC in August, 2015.”

“Danbatta, a Professor of telecommunications engineering, accomplished academic and seasoned administrator has made extensive speeches and presentations on a wide-range of subjects in telecoms and ICT at important national, regional and international events  since leaving the ivory tower to become the EVC of NCC in 2015,” Ikechukwu said.

He added that the landmark speeches and presentations from 2015 till date had been codified in a concise collection as a compendium that would add value to the existing body of knowledge on the telecoms sector and, by extension, the entire ICT industry.

Adinde noted that the book would serve as a useful reference material for existing and prospective investors, researchers in the academia, policy analysts and others interested in the telecoms industry and its regulation.

“The foreword to the book has been painstakingly written by the late former Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC, late Alhaji Ahmed Joda.”

“The book, which also chronicles important milestones attained by the Commission under Danbatta’s leadership, is a compelling read,” Ikechukwu stated.

He announced that the projects to be unveiled were the NCC’s new five year Strategic Vision Plan (SVP) 2021-2025 and the its new social media channel namely, the “NCC’s Global Connect Podcast.

“The new SVP will enable cross-functional infrastructure, ubiquitous services and deepen consumer engagement to consolidate the growth of the telecoms sector and expand the possibilities of the digital economy.

“The need to develop another SVP, as a five-year implementation roadmap for the Commission, followed the expiration, in 2020 of the maiden SVP unveiled by Danbatta in 2016,” he said.

It has been widely acknowledged that the diligent execution of the first SVP initiative, under Danbatta, had helped the consistent lift of broadband penetration and increase in telephone access.

“And also boost the sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), enhance healthy competition in the industry, improve quality of service (QoS), as well as put the sector’s overall investment profile on an impressive growth trajectory, among others,” he added.

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