NCC Appoints Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the Digital Bridge Institute Governing Board

<h4>NCC Appoints Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the Digital Bridge Institute Governing Board<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission &lpar;NCC&rpar; has appointed Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the governing board of the Digital Bridge Institute &lpar;DBI&rpar;&comma; a move that anchors the Commission&&num;8217&semi;s plan to reposition the Institute for the next era of Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s communications sector and digital economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement signed by Nnenna Ukoha Director&comma; Public Affairs and made available to OpenLife&comma; Princess Emiko will be joined on the board by Engr&period; Abraham Oshadami&comma; Executive Commissioner&comma; Technical Services&comma; and Ms&period; Rimini Makama&comma; Executive Commissioner&comma; Stakeholder Management&comma; who join as interim Board members&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The interim leadership will work alongside the President&sol;CEO&comma; Mr&period; David Daser&comma; and the remaining board members whose tenures are unexpired&comma; to drive the Institute&&num;8217&semi;s transformation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Established by the <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">NCC<&sol;a><&sol;strong> in May 2004&comma; DBI was created as a specialized centre for training in telecommunications and information technology&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the two decades since&comma; the sector it serves has grown from telecommunications into a broad&comma; fast-moving digital economy&comma; one where technology now advances quickly enough to demand continuous specialized training&comma; and where communications infrastructure has become a matter of national sovereignty and oversight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Securing and advancing the future of communications and the digital economy is now a clear national and economic priority&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That future also rests on Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s young population&period; With 70 percent of Nigerians under the age of 30&comma; the DBI transformation is designed to empower young people&comma; equip them with advanced technical skills&comma; and close the capability gap that currently slows the pace of technology adoption across the communications sector and the wider digital economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;26160" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-26160" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-26160" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;07&sol;EVC-Maida-Corporate-Photo-300x184&period;webp" alt&equals;"Industry Efforts To Address Quality Of Service Challenges Are On Course&comma; NCC Assures" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"184" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-26160" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em>NCC<&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The repositioned Institute will concentrate on five areas&colon; Education and Training&comma; Research and Development&comma; Innovation&comma; Economic Impact and Growth&comma; and Emerging Policy and Regulation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The strategy has been shaped through engagements beyond the NCC and the Federal Ministry of Communications&comma; Innovation and Digital Economy&comma; including consultations with the Federal Ministry of Education and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">TETFund&comma;<&sol;a> the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology&comma; and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure &lpar;NASENI&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;27695" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-27695" style&equals;"width&colon; 155px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-27695" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;12&sol;Chisco-and-Tinubu-e1749400759922-155x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Former Governor Okowa In Panic Mood Over Fresh Petitions" width&equals;"155" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-27695" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>APC National leader&comma; President Tinubu<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;