According to the ministry, while the success of the Internet depends on reliable, efficient and cost effective interconnections among networks, the Internet will only be fully adopted, and its benefits universally shared. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications, Istifanus Musa, stated this in Lagos at the weekend during the 2019 Nigeria DigitalSense Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4d) and Nigeria IPv6 roundtable. Musa, represented by Olufemi Olufeko, the Director, e-Government in the ministry, noted that the Federal Government is doing everything possible to ensure more people get access to the Internet. Speaking on behalf of the organisers of the forum, Executive Director, DigitalSense African Media, Nkem Nweke, said the event was created 10 years ago for Nigerian Internet stakeholders to converge yearly to raise and address germane issues concerning the ICT sector. She said building an inclusive digital economy and society requires development of human and institutional capacity.‘’The policy should open up governance structures around the Internet to a multi-stakeholder approach (Public, Private and Citizenry),’’ he said.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2019 03:56 UTC