The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has stated that it is striving to establish a framework to promote ethical energy sourcing in the telecommunications sector.
The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Professor Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at a roundtable with the academia, Industry chiefs and other stakeholders in Kano State-North-Nigeria.
Day 1 of the 2 day NCC Roundtable with Academia, Industry and Other Stakeholders Forum, taking place at Bristol Palace Hotel, Kano. pic.twitter.com/NE0KKIipi3
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The theme for the event is “Refocusing Academic Research Toward Alternative Clean Energy: Panacea to Paucity of Energy in the telecommunications industry.”
Danbatta explained that the framework would serve as a guide for telecom service providers to adopt clean and sustainable energy sources, reducing their carbon footprints and contributing to a greener future.
He expressed the belief that the policy would not only benefit the environment but drive innovation and create new business opportunities in the industry.
The NCC boss however said that achieving the objective would require collaboration with the academia and other stakeholder, who are encouraged to contribute through research findings.
According to him, the commission needed the expertise, knowledge and insight of the academia and other stakeholders to guide it in developing feasible alternative sources of clean energy that the industry can leverage for a sustainable energy supply.
“We aim to refocus future academic research towards feasible alternative sources of clean energy that can be harnessed by the telecom industry.
“It is essential to identify and explore new technologies, such as solar, wind and biomass that can power our communications infrastructure efficiently and sustainably.
“We need your research to help us understand the potentials of these alternative energy sources, address their challenges and develop strategies for their implementation in the telecom sector,” Danbatta said.
Professor Danbatta affirmed that the sector was at the forefront of digital transformation and that the potential to enhance the livelihood of the citizens must be harnessed by promoting research in academia.
He expressed confidence that the discussions and ideas shared at the meeting would catalyze transformative research and innovation in the sector.
