Lastest Technology Forum To Nigeria.

More than 5,000 industry leaders and stakeholders were due to converge in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja Monday for the start of the Africa Information Technology Exhibition (AFRITEX).The participants at the three-day exhibition are expected to come from Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe and the Americas.They will be joined by 200 exhibitors of ICT products, who plan to use the exhibition to learn, network and showcase the best in ICT.Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua was due to open the exhibition, which is being managed by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and DasMedia.Exhibition co-ordinator Sola Oworu said in a statement that the programme was planned to provide a common platform for stakeholders in the industry across Africa and beyond to showcase their products and services."AFRITEX 2008 is intended to create a prestigious international forum for providers of ICT solutions as well as consumers to meet, showcase the latest technologies and innovations as well as discuss best practices in the latest technologies and innovations (and) discuss best practices in the ICT world as they impact on the economies of Africa.''The theme of this year's AFRITEX is ''harnessing the opportunities in Africa ICT environment,'' he said.The conference programme will combine strategic keynote presentations, technical, legal and policy papers, business and government case studies, workshops and tutorials to be handled by experts in the industry. Abuja - 26/05/2008