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ICT Expert, Jegede, Wants Journalists To Take Advantage Of Broadband Technologies

Phase 3 Stanley Jegede

An expert in the Information Communication Technology (ICT), and Chief Executive Officer of Phase 3 Telecom, Mr. Stanley Jegede has advised Journalists in Nigeria to take advantage of the emerging broadband technologies to enhance their professional standards.

Jegede, who delivered a paper, titling “harnessing the power of broadband technologies for effective new media practice” at a two-day retreat by members of the State House Press Corps (SHPC) in Lagos at the weekend, said that media houses and journalists can engender new media practice successfully in the nation if they learn to optimize the benefits of broadband technologies.

“As new media feeds on internet accessibility on digital devices and the savvy to effectively utilize that accessibility; to drive political and social change as well as push out content/information on demand with interactivity, feedbacks and creative participation being its main goals.

“Hence, the effectiveness of new media channels such as online newspapers, blogs,  micro blogs, wikis, and “social media” – which is the focal theme of today’s gathering would never be optimized without making the very best of the accessibility that broadband technologies provide.

“Of course the new media space (especially social media) is both diverse and dynamic due to the consistent explosion of new ideas driving it but we cannot deny that a significant attribute of new media is dialogue.”

The Phase 3 CEO took a look at short and memorable insights on the benefits of using the former as leverage to maximize the latter by Nigerian media houses and journalists, saying that the first of such insights is that “we understand that broadband being a large range of communication technologies with technical capacities for each – is all for one purpose mostly – and that is to provide high speed internet for real time access to information.

“As cross-examining the future of journalism is a very pressing task for every media practitioner;er in defining the public interest today due to constant enormous changes in the media milieu and its technologies.”

The ICT expert quoted the words of the communications strategist, Vineet Kaul to buttress his points: “saving journalism will not in itself save the world. That should be left to people and politicians; but a healthier local and global news media is a necessary precondition for international development and security”

He said therefore that not taking that bait of adopting the aforementioned technologies for effective new media (social media being the most influential) practice by Nigerian journalists to be at par with their global counterparts would be a stance in great error.

Phase3 Telecom is a West Africa’s largest and foremost independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider.

The company’s service offerings and seamless communication solutions cover transmission and broadband that allow its clients to enjoy network access to over 400 cities worldwide through international partnerships. [myad]