Shina Badaru To Speak on Digitization and Industrialization In Nigeria Tomorrow on WebTV

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WebTV's Economy & Politics segment dedicated to #Coronanomics will be featuring a robust conversation on 'Leveraging the National Digital Economic Plan to Industrialize Nigeria'.

Guest:           Shina Badaru

Date:             Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Time:            09.00am

Platform:    Livestream on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

Topic:           Leveraging the National Digital Economic Plan to Industrialize Nigeria

Highlights: Available later in the day with link to full video.

Host:             Ottoabasi Abasiekong, Editor, WebTV

Co-Host:      Boason Omofaye, Guest Analyst and CEO Frontier Africa Reports

Key Questions for Discussion

• Understanding the Value Chain of Nigerian Digital Economy
• Addressing Infrastructure Concerns Like Broadband
• Leveraging Data to Deepen Nigeria's ICT Space
• Prospects for The Telco Industry
• Enabling Environment for Attracting More Investments In Nigeria's Digital Economy

Guest Profile

Shina Badaru is Founder/Chairman, Technology Times Media Limited, a media, events and business services organisation focused on showcasing Nigeria's growing contributions to the information and communication technology (ICT) industry.

Technology Times publishes the multiple award-winning Technology Times (www.technologytimes.ng); Komputer Village Magazine, focusing on showcasing entrepreneurship, business innovation and tech consumer trends in Nigeria's Largest Technology Hub, Ikeja Computer Village and eGovernance Magazine focused on the Digital Transformation of the Nigerian Public Sector.

Badaru, a 1993 graduate of the prestigious Mass Communication Department, University of Lagos started his journalism career in 1997 at ThisDay Newspaper as pioneer Information Technology (InfoTech) Editor and pioneer Electronic News Editor of the respected Nigerian media group before leaving in 2000.

Badaru has since written on technology issues for various print and online media organizations including National Interest, Computer Network News in Africa (CNNiA), PC World West Africa, BusinessDay, Daily Independent, Balancing Act News Update, The Sun, Nigeria Monthly, among others.

He has earned many awards and recognitions, including the first Nigerian recipient of the SAP African Technology Reporting Award in 2001 and First Prize Winner of UN African Media Awards on Local ICT Content.

Badaru, a Member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) was the President of the Joint Action Committee on IT Awareness and Development, (JACITAD), the umbrella body of ICT Journalism in Nigeria; a member of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and also seats on the board of some Nigerian organisations.

Founded in 2004, Technology Times has become the veritable voice of the Nigerian technology industry and has received several prestigious local and international awards and recognitions.

Technology Times has earned the trust of readers and players in the media industry and beyond for breaking technology news and insightful information from inside the Nigerian ICT ecosystem.

Badaru is a renowned public speaker and respected thought leader on the media, information technology, new media technology, digital transformation and allied themes across Nigeria, Africa and beyond.

Badaru, a proud father of two lovely children, is a lover of abstract photography art, new age and Apala musical genres, and also a retired power biker.

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