Nigeria Innovation Summit in the Media

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As 2017 unfolds with great opportunities around the world especially through technology and innovation,Nigeria will do well to really embrace technology and innovation.Promoting and growing Nigerian Innovation in 2017 should be a key focus of the government.In November 2016 we held the Nigerian Innovation Summit the leading annual event in Nigeria that focuses on the need for the country,businesses,organisations,entrepreneurs in Nigeria to become more innovative and apply innovation to drive economic growth and sustainable development.This summit helps Nigeria embrace innovation like never before through the use of Emerging Technologies and Trends,Research,Development,Entrepreneurship and Investments as key drivers of an innovation ecosystem.It is a platform that creates awareness on the need for Open Innovation in Nigeria.It challenges Nigeria to leverage Innovation and become competitive and join other countries that are using innovation to drive their economies.The summit, through the Nigeria Innovation Awards promotes leading innovations from Nigeria and recognizes innovators who are pacesetters.Thanks to Nigeria media for covering the event.

Here are the links to the articles on Nigeria Innovations

http://guardian.ng/business-services/communication/nis-pulls-global-effort-to-tackle-nigeria-challenges/  

http://guardian.ng/technology/tech-innovations-can-salvage-nigerias-economy-omeruo/

http://www.itrealms.com.ng/2016/07/nigeria-innovation-summit-sets-to-pull.html

http://itpulse.com.ng/why-emerging-medias-innovation-summit-is-critical-to-nigeria/

http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/news/can-innovation-solve-nigeria-s-most-pressing-economic-challenges


  Nigeria Innovation Summit: A Global Support to Promote Innovation in Nigeria as to Drive Growth And Sustainable Development


http://www.itnewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/08/29/solving-nigerias-economic-challenges-through-innovation/

http://www.nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/e-business/nis-pulls-global-effort-to-tackle-nigeria-challenges

http://www.dailynigerianews.com/2016/07/22/nis-pulls-global-effort-to-tackle-nigeria-challenges/ 


  Mark Zuckerberg’s Visit, Its Impact and the Need to Put Innovation at the Centre of Sustainable Development in Nigeria


http://www.nigeriansinamerica.com/how-nigerian-youths-are-driving-technology-and-innovation-in-a-challenging-environment/

http://itpulse.com.ng/firm-honours-bayero-for-promoting-ict-innovation/ 
http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/news/nis2016-ncc-dokita-sfh-others-discuss-innovation-in-nigeria

http://www.leadership.ng/news/557581/photos-ncc-participates-in-the-ongoing-nigeria-innovation-summit

http://naijaheadlines.com/agency/leadership/20161104/931662/photos-ncc-participates-in-the-ongoing-nigeria-innovation-summit

http://pulse.ng/events/nigeria-innovation-summit-prof-wellington-oyibo-yves-nicolet-dit-felix-bright-ekweremadu-speaks-during-conference-id5709097.html

http://dailypost.ng/2016/11/03/ncc-stresses-importance-innovative-approaches-telecoms-industry/

http://guardian.ng/technology/ncc-wants-more-innovation-from-ict-firms/

http://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/thisday/20161110/281719794156465

http://alphaplusmag.com/ncc-wants-more-innovation-from-ict-firms/

http://tadall.com/ncc-wants-more-innovation-from-ict-firms 
https://dailytimes.ng/tech/ncc-swiss-embassy-top-speakers-brace-nigeria-innovation-summit/
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Omeruo Ndukaku Kenneth is an Innovation Management expert,the CEO of Emerging Media,a new media company.He is a member of ISPIM - International Society for Professional Innovation Management and the US-Africa chamber of Commerce.He is the Founder of TechTrends Nigeria Blog,Nigeria Innovation Summit and the African Innovation Academy.Kenneth is a highly sought-after Internet Marketing Consultant who has through his seminars, articles, training and consulting, helped many organizations, Individuals, Businesses maximize the Internet for business purposes.Kenneth has also being featured as a guest on the TV show TODAY ON STV Nigeria and on Bloomberg Africa TV.He is the author of the best –selling Internet Book: How To Create Unlimited Internet Wealth.

He is a syndicated columnist with the following Newspapers in Nigeria: Daily Independent, Financial Standard, PUNCH, BusinessDay, and Sun.Kenneth organises the EduNet Conference for Universities in Nigeria. Kenneth is a member of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria( ISPON ) Roundtable For Capacity Development in Nigeria,member pre-selection committee for Nigeria at the UN World Summit Awards,a Panelist for Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria(YouWIN)-a Federal government initiative created by the ministry of finance,supported by ministries of Communications Technology,Youth Development,Worldbank and DFID.

A 2013 Judge at the Google Cloud Developers Challenge for Sub Saharan Africa.He has been a contributing editor of Nigeria Communications Week,Africa Telecom and IT Business Magazine,ICT Today magazine,M2 magazine.Kenneth has been invited to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Forum, Oracle Open World Conference USA, Oracle Cloud World Dubai, and GITEX Dubai.

He now lives in New York with his family and presently working on an Open Innovation project for Nigeria.
You can contact Kenneth through email: [email protected]

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