Amazing! What Zenith Bank chairman was caught doing in Abuja (photos)
– Jim Ovia was the chairman of the Information and Communications Technology event in Abuja
– The event was focused on new technology trend, Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on Agriculture, Health, Policy formulation, emerging technologies, and security
Chairman of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia
An expert on Information and Communication Technology, Evans Woherem has said that Africa is the hub of innovation.
Speaking at the Digital Africa Conference which took place in Abuja, Woherem who is the executive chairman of Digital Africa Global Consult said the African continent is currently housing innovator with entrepreneurial spirit.
The conference was themed: “Accelerated Development of Africa with Internet of Everything” is the fourth in the series brought together by ICT experts, practitioners, enthusiasts, students, exhibitors and ICT consumers.
The conference focused on new technology trend, Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on Agriculture, Health, Policy formulation, emerging technologies, and security.
Woherem said, there are many opportunities as the internet plays great role in Africa’s development for a “foreseeable future”.
See more photos from the event below:
“Africa, no doubt, is a continent where majority of her citizens access the Internet from their mobile devices. What this means is that the opportunity for the Internet of everything abounds here. Its presence is already being felt in Africa, though unconsciously. Not many people are aware that tracking devices used in our cars, mobile payment services and the evolving smart cities are all IoE initiatives,” Woherem said.
He however expressed concern over ways many African countries can afford to participate in the global trend as lack of required infrastructure has become a major concern.
Woherem further urged African countries to close the gaps likely to impede the spread of the technology within the continent.
READ ALSO: Nobody is misleading President Buhari – PMB’s ardent supporter replies Momodu
Also speaking, the chairman the years’ event, Jim Ovia said the Internet of Things (IoT) will impact on virtually everything in the home –from the storage facilities to non-traditional infrastructure and wearables in the future.
Ovia who is also the chairman of Zenith Bank said that more than 90 per cent of all IoT data will be hosted on service provider platforms as cloud computing reduces the complexity of supporting IoT Data Blending within the next five years.
He also said that the IoT will provide the platform for integrating human society and physical systems; tracking behaviour for real-time marketing; enhance sensor-driven decision analytics, as well as optimize processes.
“The Internet gave us the opportunity to connect in ways we could never have dreamed possible.” Ovia said.
“The Internet of Things will take us beyond connection to become part of a living, moving, global nervous system. Whether you are an individual, technology developer or adopter of these technologies, the Internet of Things will stretch the boundaries of today’s systems,” he added.
Also present at the event was the acting director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Vincent Olatunji who said that Nigeria must consider ICT as a profitable avenue to tap into.
“I am happy that the country has taken a huge practical step in actualizing her plans of diversifying the economy away from oil,” Olatunji said.
The post Amazing! What Zenith Bank chairman was caught doing in Abuja (photos) appeared first on Nigeria News today & Breaking news | Nigerian newspapers.