AN indigenous technology firm, New Waves Eco-Systems, developer of Konn3ct virtual conferencing solution, has said it has met all the rigorous requirements contained in the National Policy of Virtual Engagement in the Federal Public Institutions.
The recently-adopted National Policy on Virtual Engagements in Federal Public Institutions seeks to institutionalise frameworks and standards within Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government as well as publicly-owned companies using virtual engagement as an administrative procedure in service.
This policy, which is in line with Nigeria’s e-government masterplan, was developed through a consultative process involving the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy towards ensuring its effective implementation across the public service with consequent accruable benefits.
Mr Femi Williams, chief executive officer of Konn3ct, explained that his company had made all the required investments to meet all the requirements of the policy.
Williams said, “Konn3ct is the only virtual conferencing platform that has met all criteria for the new virtual engagement tool in federal public institutions. Konn3ct is the only certified indigenous cloud-based virtual engagement solution in the market today. Konn3ct is registered by NITDA and installed on the Galaxy Backbone system, the Federal Government network.”
A technology and open government expert, Mr Emeka Okoye, said the adoption of Konn3ct as a preferred virtual meeting platform would be groundbreaking because it would enable Nigeria to set agenda for a local collaborative economy that would bring about increased productivity, new ideas, new ventures and local development.
“Let’s not forget that it will bring down the cost of doing business in both our businesses and government,” he enthused.
According to him, Konn3ct adoption can also increase the use of local clouds and increase data flows to Nigeria as well as encourage local development of technology stacks.
The document covers eight thematic areas and proposed strategies to achieve them through robust and successful virtual engagements.
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