Microsoft, Nokia To Host Innovation Forum In Calabar, Nigeria

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By Segun Oniyide

This year’s edition of the Innovation Forum will take place in Calabar, Cross River state, Nigeria on April 11, hosted by Microsoft and Nokia in partnership with Dahlberg.

At the forum, participants will brainstorm and agree initial action plans on how innovative and technological solutions can be deployed in key sectors of Nigeria’s economy.

microsoft and mtnThe aim of the 2014 Innovation Forum – which will take place at the Tinapa Lakeside Hotel – is ICT innovation in education and agriculture as key drivers for the country’s development, with a special focus on Cross River state.

The forum will provide a platform for public-private partnerships involving stakeholders at different levels and sectors including government at all levels, business professionals, academic experts, members of the civil society and indigenous entrepreneurs.