LAGOS, MAY 24, 2017:
DigitalPR-Wire’s
innovative approach to media and PR strategy has gained more attraction as the
platform has been selected as the official media partner for Nigeria Innovation
Summit (www.innovationsumit.ng).
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(L-R): Reginald Osuji, project executive; Loveth Igbo,
project executive; Tony Ajah, director, all from Nigeria Innovation Summit;
Rosemary Agu, direct sales manager, DigitalPR-Wire; Olajide Ojeniyi, Western
Regional Coordinator, Nigeria Innovation Summit and Samuel Salami, director,
Operations, DigitalPR-Wire, during a press conference to announce preparations
of the Summit, held in Lagos on
Wednesday.
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NIS is an an annual event that brings
together stakeholders from different sectors of Nigeria's economy to share
ideas, trends, and opportunities around technology, innovation and entrepreneurship
development in Nigeria, and scheduled to hold from September 7-8, 2017 at
Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
DigitalPR-Wire (www.digitalprwire.com) was selected,
according to Emerging Media, Conveners of the Summit, to help promote the
Innovation Summit meant to educate Nigerians to apply innovation across all
sectors to drive economic growth and sustainable development through emerging
technologies, research & development, entrepreneurship, commercialization
and investments as key drivers of an innovation ecosystem.
DigitalPRWire is an on-demand for Online
PR, Social Communication, Influence Marketing and Online Broadcast platform, specifically
designed for online press release distribution, news and mention monitoring,
analytics and a full range of social media communication solutions.
“We are glad that two organizations that
are leading the drive for Technology innovation in Nigeria and Africa are
collaborating for the 2017 Nigeria Innovation Summit. We have seen your
organisation's robust work and platform for digital innovation in Africa and
are convinced of a great outcome working together.
This Summit is about value
creation and we see DigitalPR-Wire as positioned to deliver on this mandate,
Mr. Kenneth Omeruo, MD/CEO, Emerging Media, while speaking on the need for such
Summit at this time, “Nigeria has the potentials to be a global economic power
if we embrace and invest heavily in technology and innovation.
“Every sector in Nigeria's economy needs
disruptive ideas driven by technology. Right now we are nowhere in the global
innovation index and the world is moving at a very high speed. It is
instructive to note that Tunisia ranked 45th and Morocco 50th as the only
African countries mentioned in the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which
scores economies using factors including research and development intensity and
the concentration of high-tech companies. South Korea, Sweden, Germany,
Switzerland, Finland are the top five countries in that index. I think there is
so much to learn from these countries. We should be implementing policies and
investments that will encourage technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in
Nigeria. The Nigeria Innovation Summit 2017 is offering a platform to engage
stakeholders across all sectors on the need for such.”
He further emphasized the urgent need for
Nigeria to invest in innovation, research and technology development, in order
to become an innovation-driven nation and hence, improve in the Global
Innovation Index ranking, attract foreign investments and boost the economy and
life of the people.
“Therefore, we are proud to announce CIHAN
Group, operators of Digitalprwire as our official Media and PR Agency for this
year’s Summit. We have seen their robust
and disruptive work and platform for digital innovation in Africa and are convinced
of a great outcome working together”, Mr. Omeruo said.
The 2017 Summit under the theme
‘Transforming Nigeria’s Economy through Technology, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship’, Mr. Omeruo said, provides opportunities for the 36 States,
Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government as well as Corporate bodies
to showcase their agenda for digital transformation and innovation agenda.
He described the Summit as a platform that
creates awareness on the need for Open Innovation in Nigeria where the
government, industries across all sectors, academia, entrepreneurs collaborate
to solve the problems of economic growth in Nigeria.
On his part, Mr. Celestine Achi, founder of
Cihan Group, the developers of DigitalPR-Wire, expressed delight with the
choice made by Emerging Media Group towards DigitalPR-Wire propagating the
Summit.
“We understand the goals this Summit sets
to achieve which are in line with our target in this market. As a country, we
cannot stop innovation. It is natural for people to venture into new dimensions
or/and approaches to doing things. So, we are happy to work with Emerging Media
to achieving this aim,” he said.
Also speaking, Mr. Tony Ajah, the Director
of Nigeria Innovation Summit said that the 2-day Summit will feature Keynote
Speeches, Panel Discussions, Exhibitions, Workshops, and the Nigeria Innovation
Awards. The expected delegates for the Summit are Government Representatives,
International Organisations, Investors, Business leaders, CEOs of Companies and
Organisations, Innovators, Academics, Start-ups and Entrepreneurs.
The Summit Sessions will cover sub-topics
as: How to transform the challenging economy in Nigeria through Technology,
Innovation and Entrepreneurship; How Nigeria can build a sustainable Innovation
Ecosystem and become more Innovative; Exploring the Concept of Open Innovation;
Innovation in Telecommunications, Infrastructure Development and the Mobile
Ecosystem; Innovation in the Manufacturing Industry and Innovation through
Emerging Technologies; Big Data, Data Centres, Cloud Computing, IoT, Wearable
Technologies, Cyber-security, Robotics, Virtual Reality and Smart Cities.
Other areas are Innovation in Power and
Renewable Energy; Innovation in Oil and Gas; Agriculture; Banking, Finance,
Funding and Investment; e-Commerce Industry; Small Businesses, Start-ups,
Entrepreneurship Community; the Academic Community; Public Health and the
Health Industry and Innovation in Media, Public Relations, Social Good and the
Entertainment Industry.
Over 400 delegates are expected to attend
this year’s Summit. And the Summit offers organizations a platform to connect
with these top decision makers, cutting across all sectors of Nigeria's
economy.
“We have confirmed international
participation from the following organizations: International Society for
Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) UK, Research Institute for
Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), South Africa, African Innovation Foundation
and great support from Ideation International Inc., USA, and the Israel
Start-up Network.
Delegates for this year’s Summit will learn
from leading innovation ecosystems around the world and from innovation experts
who will facilitate the sessions. “The States have an opportunity to showcase
and promote her innovation at the Summit. So, we urge them to visit www.innovationsumit.ng for more
details.
By Celestine Achi
