ICTEL Expo: Galaxy Backbone advocates increased partnership to propel Nigeria’s digital economy

By Ibiyemi Mathew

Galaxy Backbone ltd (GBB) has called on all relevant stakeholders to partner with the government to propel the digital economy.

Speaking at the Information, Communication, Technology, and Telecommunications (ICTEL) Expo in Lagos, Professor Muhammad Bello Abubakar, Managing Director/CEO Galaxy Backbone noted that as “GBB evolves as an organisation, they are aware of the need to establish great partners who would work with GBB in line of her vision of being the leading enabler of Digital inclusion in Africa. This is because we believe that this is what drives the development and growth of any economy.”

Abubakar who was represented at the event thanked the Lagos Chamber of Commerce for partnering with Galaxy Backbone and he pledged to increase the agency’s support towards the advancement of trade and industry in Nigeria.

Speaking further, he emphasized the importance of working together towards creating effective and productive Digital Infrastructures that will power and propel the nation’s Digital Economy.

“We are very clear in minds that we cannot succeed on our own, hence we are determined to collaborate with organisations and platforms like yours in advancing the goals and objectives of our respective organisations.

“With ICT today contributing almost 19 per cent to our nation’s GDP and the realities of our vibrant and energetic young population of innovative tech entrepreneurs spanning out from different parts of this city of Lagos and across the country and the realities of our growing digital economy, we are poised as an organisation to reposition ourselves and advance the growth and prosperity of our nation. And what better way to do this, that to support what the Lagos Chamber of Commerce is doing.

“We are hopeful that in a short time, we would be listed as one of the most advanced digital economies operating out of Africa,” he said.

He also seized the opportunity to educate attendees on the world class Tier III Datacentre and soon to be launched Tier IV Datacentre operated by GBB for Cloud and Disaster Recovery purposes.

Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy recently inspected the soon to be  launched World-class Galaxy Backbone Tier IV data centre built by the Federal Government of Nigeria which also houses GBB’s North West Regional Office and Network Operating Centre in Kano.

Galaxy Backbone is the Digital Infrastructure and shared services platform for public and private organisations.