NaijaTalkTalk- Siemens holds Digitalization Day to promote its offerings and solutions to customers.
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The event which held Monday, 27th February
2017 at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, was well attended with over
100 industry stakeholders and federal representatives present. Talks
were centered around findings presented in Siemens 2017 African Digitalization Maturity Report,
as well as brilliant interjections from distinguished industry experts
and Siemens representatives, as they discussed digitization – ‘The
Future is Now’ with the unique portfolio of products and services that
are accelerating growth across industries in two panel sessions.
The Siemens 2017 African Digitalization Maturity Report benchmarks four countries at the forefront of the African digital revolution. The report found that disruptive digital technology has potential to serve more than industry. It can also help to meet development needs.
Siemens
sees digitalization as a growth driver in energy, manufacturing and
transport. Its digitalization report measures the extent to which
African countries have the business, legal and regulatory environments
to support digitalization.
Onyeche Tiface, CEO at Siemens Nigeria, gave the welcome address, where she iterated followed by a keynote address by the former ICT Minister, Omobola Johnson who made an interjection that Digital companies represent the biggest opportunities for job creations in the country in her keynote address on The digital transformation of Nigerian industry: role, agenda and action plan.
Following the welcome address, the panel sessions started with the
first being a discussion on the topic “The Future is now – Driving
innovation, new business opportunities and competitiveness”, by the
industry experts and the second, a discussion titled “Siemens the future
is now”, by Siemens representatives.
Panelists impressed their opinions, making a compelling argument for digital transformation in Nigeria, itemising business opportunities, competitiveness, challenges and the need for collaboration between private and public sector on harnessing Nigeria’s digital potential for development.
Members of Panel Session 1 – L-R – Ifeanyi Amah (Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Nigeria), Wole Oyeniran (West Africa Technology Lead, Deloitte), Dara Osibo (Head Data, BI and Analytics, Venture Garden Group), Olaniyi Yusuf (Country Managing Director, Accenture Nigeria)
In addition to the event’s activities, Siemens representatives
proceeded the University of Lagos, Akoka, where Siemens represented by
the CEO Onyeche Tifase in the company of donated automation solutions
kit to the university, honouring their promised commitment to education
in West Africa – a move intended to facilitate Africa’s technology and
skills revolution.
Following the initiative, each university would receive a Siemens
SIMATIC S7-1200 automation solution kit, which would enable the
electrical engineering students to simulate automation processes for a
wide range of industries, such as automotive manufacturing, food &
beverage production, mining to name a few. Each solution contains a
compact CPU, analogue output, simulator module, ethernet cable and
software.
The Digitalization Day summit was not just talks as there were refreshment breaks in between in an atmosphere for building strong business relationships.
The Siemens 2017 African Digitalization Maturity Report benchmarks four countries at the forefront of the African digital revolution. The report found that disruptive digital technology has potential to serve more than industry. It can also help to meet development needs.
Onyeche Tiface, CEO at Siemens Nigeria, gave the welcome address, where she iterated followed by a keynote address by the former ICT Minister, Omobola Johnson who made an interjection that Digital companies represent the biggest opportunities for job creations in the country in her keynote address on The digital transformation of Nigerian industry: role, agenda and action plan.
Onyeche Tifase, CEO Siemens Nigeria, delivering her welcome address .Dr. Omobola Johnson, former Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Nigeria, delivering her keynote addres.
Panelists impressed their opinions, making a compelling argument for digital transformation in Nigeria, itemising business opportunities, competitiveness, challenges and the need for collaboration between private and public sector on harnessing Nigeria’s digital potential for development.
Members of Panel Session 1 – L-R – Ifeanyi Amah (Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Nigeria), Wole Oyeniran (West Africa Technology Lead, Deloitte), Dara Osibo (Head Data, BI and Analytics, Venture Garden Group), Olaniyi Yusuf (Country Managing Director, Accenture Nigeria)
Members
of Panel Session 2 – L-R – Marc Lucassen (Delegate at Delegation of
German Industry and Trade in Nigeria), Janina Kugel (Member of the
managing board of Siemens AG), Seni Sulyman (Country Director, Andela
Nigeria), Helen Anatogu (MD, Idea Innovation Hub).
L-R
Professor Rahmon Ade Bello, Vice chancellor University of Lagos,
Janina Kugel Member of the Siemens Managing Board, Onyeche Tifase,
ME/CEO Siemens Limited Nigeria at the University of Lagos State.
The Digitalization Day summit was not just talks as there were refreshment breaks in between in an atmosphere for building strong business relationships.
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