MTN, ALTON, Others Back Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum

Key players in Nigeria's telecommunications, technology, and internet governance landscape have pledged their support for the upcoming 16th annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF). The event, focused on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), is set to take place in Lagos.

Organized by ITREALMS Media and hosted by DigitalSENSE Africa, a certified At-Large Structure of ICANN, the forum's theme is 'Sustaining WSIS Vision with Multi-stakeholder Synergy in Nigeria.' This theme underscores the importance of collaborative efforts in advancing the nation's digital agenda.

Confirmed corporate backing and participation come from prominent entities including MTN Nigeria, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Upperlink Limited, and the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). Their involvement signals a unified commitment to addressing critical issues in the digital space.

Ogbuefi Remmy Nweke, Lead Convener of NDSF and Group Executive Editor of ITREALMS Media Group, highlighted the forum's significance. He stated that the 2026 edition would critically examine how local multi-stakeholder synergy can effectively sustain the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) frameworks. The ultimate goal is to accelerate Nigeria's digital public infrastructure (DPI) and bolster its domain economy.

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the 2026 forum would mark a crucial trajectory in examining how local multi-stakeholder synergy can sustain the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) frameworks to accelerate Nigeria’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) and domain economy.