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By Marozoka Oruame
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be marking its Golden Jubilee with the GITEX Global Visions designed to mobilize the pioneering tech visions, initiatives and collaborations of government leaderships across the Middle East and African (MEA) continent. GITEX is holding from 17–21 October, 2021 organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
GITEX Global Visions: Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya in focus
According to the DWTC under the auspices of the UAE government, “our inaugural Visions programme will drive and expand on the emergence of fiercely innovative economies across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Africa” with Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya expected to lead the portfolio of deliveries from Sub-Saharan Africa on tech visionary leadership. All three countries are major players in Africa’s digital space with Nigeria leading as the continent’s biggest economy with the largest population in excess of 200 million.
Nigeria has come under positive scrutiny in the last two years for its aggressive policy thrust to accelerate transition into the digital economy. The country has also been a major player from sub-Saharan Africa in GITEX Technology Week, now touted as one of the top three influential tech and innovation events in the world.
The DWTC says the GITEX Global Visions is a “profound and influential leadership gathering ground where:
“Government leaders share their visionary achievements and their aspirations for driving the progress of their countries across four dedicated days in the Government Hall at the show.
“Each region has a dedicated day of high-impact topics covering their achievements
“Hosted in the Government Hall of GITEX Global, in the company of over 200+ government entities on the show floor
“Chance to meet, discuss and network with leading government heads, big corporation leaders and next-gen startups
“Four days exclusively designed for each country and its key stakeholders to turn its visions into concrete realities.”
World thought, tech leaders at GITEX 2021 to reinforce post pandemic strategies
This year’s edition of GITEX is reinforcing the theme of global post pandemic recovery with more 120 countries and all major tech leaders from across the world at the GITEX Technology Week.
Since 2013, Nigeria has featured prominently in GITEX leveraging the event as its reach-out platform in the global tech ecosystem. Africa’s most populous nation was the GITEX 2014 Official Country Partner.
This year the UAE government is scaling up the GITEX platform with the GITEX Global Vision for MEA as a “marquee innovation stage where the most advanced leaders will share their visions about the digital transformation of their country, significant tech trends, and what’s keeping the most future-ready, digitally-empowered government leaderships ahead.
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GITEX Global Vision is “An inspiring narrative of tech accomplishments, collaborations and initiatives that will redefine the region and beyond
The 2021 GITEX, anchored on post pandemic recovery worldwide, will be showcasing the latest in AI, 5G, Cloud, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, Immersive Marketing and Fintech.
Already signed up to exhibit are the world’s largest and most innovative companies. They include Cisco, Dell, du, Etisalat, HPE, Huawei, Kaspersky, NEOM, Schneider Electric, and TeamViewer
In the last 41 years, GITEX has become the largest government presence of any tech show. It is “where world-redefining public-private partnerships take shape. The only event to engage with over 200 government entities in pursuit of a tech-prevalent future.”
