The convention will function a keynote deal with by Nigeria’s former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
Right this moment, the sixth version of the Know-how, New Media, Residents, and Governance (TNCG) Convention will happen in Lagos, Nigeria.
This yr’s theme, “Know-how: The Current and Way forward for Political Motion in Africa,” aligns with Africa’s present political panorama and the way elections have advanced, based on the organisers: BudgIT and Sufficient is Sufficient (EiE) Nigeria.
The convention will function a keynote deal with by Nigeria’s former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economic system, Bosun Tijani, can also be scheduled to talk on the sixth version throughout one of many plenary periods.
Different notable audio system embrace Head, Stears Open Information (American in Nigeria), Hannah Kates; UN Secretary-Basic Panel on Synthetic Intelligence (Egypt), Mohamed Farahat; Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation Applied sciences (South Africa), Mondli Gungubele; and Co-Chair, Africans Rising Motion Coordinating Collective (Kenya), Mutemi Wai Kiama.
Convention relevance
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In accordance with the Nation Director of BudgIT, Gabriel Okeowo, the TNCG Convention has advanced to sort out complicated matters resembling synthetic intelligence in governance, blockchain for electoral transparency, and the affect of social media on political campaigns.
“Over time, the matters have expanded, reflecting shifts within the digital panorama. Early discussions revolved round web entry and digital literacy.
“Nonetheless, as these points gained traction, the convention advanced, tackling extra complicated matters like synthetic intelligence in governance, blockchain for electoral transparency, and the affect of social media on political campaigns,” Mr Okeowo stated.
Mr Okeowo additionally famous at a press briefing that the convention goals to leverage know-how for accountable governance.
He defined that AI is recognized as a key instrument to reinforce interplay between authorities and residents, citing the impacts of the EiE WhatsApp-enabled chatbot to advertise good governance.
Mr Okeowo stated different progressive applied sciences will probably be showcased on the convention.
He added that the convention goals to share finest practices from completely different components of Africa on utilizing know-how, new media and AI to enhance political actions.
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Extra particulars
In her remarks on the press convention for the occasion, the Government Director of Sufficient is Sufficient Nigeria, Opeyemi Adamolekun, famous that the convention will deal with vital points on the intersection of know-how and governance.
Ms Adamolekun emphasised that the main focus of the convention is to bridge the hole between the demand facet (citizen use of know-how) and the availability facet (authorities and know-how suppliers).
She acknowledged that the presence of the Minister of Communication on the convention will present a direct authorities perspective on points.
“Know-how has given strange Nigerians unprecedented energy to carry their leaders accountable and form public discourse. The TNCG Convention will discover how we will proceed to harness these instruments to deepen political engagement and drive systemic reforms that strengthen democracy,” Ms Adamolekun stated.
She famous that key periods on the convention will embrace an analysis of elections in Africa, including that the panel will discover how know-how is getting used to enhance governance in Africa, with a concentrate on Nigeria’s 25 years of democracy.
Ms Adamolekun added that the occasion will function a content material creators competitors in partnership with TASCK, a number one inventive expertise administration organisation.
