Jos Network Operators Group (NOG) 2023
ABOUT JOS NETWORK OPERATORS’ GROUP (JosNOG) 2023
Introduction
We take great pride in announcing the unequivocal step taken by the new capable leadership of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) Plateau chapter to ensure that the long dreamt of Jos Network Operators Group (JosNOG) becomes reality. The Jos Network Operators Group (JosNOG) is the first of its kind in any States of Nigeria. It is a forum for the exchange of technical information aims to promote discussions on service provisioning and implementation issues that require community cooperation through coordination and cooperation among network service providers, ICT practitioners, ICT-enhanced businesses, and higher institutions to ensure service satisfaction for end users.
JosNOG is a derivative of ngNOG just as ngNOG (www.forum.org.ng) is to African Network Operators Group (AfNOG; http://www.afnog.org). The JosNOG is a pinnacle multi-stakeholder and weeklong activities combining training sessions, conference, meetings, and networking for the ICT industry. It also focused on preparing participants for similar workshops and trainings such as ngNOG, AfNOG and networking ICT professionals within Plateau State and environs with the hope of harmonizing skills/experiences and creating a platform for institutional and/or individual collaboration.
In pursuit of this systematic capacity-building strategy, with support from Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) Plateau chapter, the JosNOG 2023 LOC wishes to organize the 1st edition of Jos Network Operators Group (JosNOG) workshop and conference at the University of Jos and subsequently rotate the hosting amongst member institutions. The JosNOG Workshop and conference are intended to be an annual event. It will continue to evolve in content, style and delivery in response to the needs of the ICT operators’ community with the hope of solving our societal and institutional ICT-related challenges. The trainers for the technical workshop will include seasoned hands-on training professionals, ngNOG’s instructors and AfNOG participants. The goal of JosNOG is to share experience of technical challenges in setting up, building and running IP networks and services around Plateau State and environment.
Technical Workshops
The JosNOG workshop is intended to offer requisite training to operators of ICTs who are actors in the process of developing and enhancing the national digital economy with regional and international best practices and standards.
The workshop is for four days, and the conference will immediately follow the training workshop. The conference programme consists of a series of focused technical tutorials on Network Administration, System/Server Administration, cybersecurity, robotics & artificial intelligence, Blockchain technology, Library e-services, Website development and CMS, ICT Policies, strategic planning, and related services provisioning for establishments and general discussions on matters of interest to the operators’ community.
Specific Goals of the Technical Workshop
The goals of the workshop are:
- To train a critical mass of trainers and professionals in cybersecurity, blockchain technology, robotics, eLibrary, content management system, the design and implementation of network infrastructure and services, to support the extension and expansion of ICT-related activities on the Plateau.
- To identify and share individual and institutional experiences, best practices, as well as information sources that will support and promote the process of state and national development that are ICT-enhanced.
- To build robust professional linkages between all participants in the programme, so that mentor-student and colleague-colleague relationships are formed during the workshop; and the relationship created will be maintained beyond the workshop and conference for a win-win situation for all.
- To increase the level of co-operation and collaboration amongst participants for assisted projects and activities executions on the Plateau; thereby sustaining collaborative empowerment and economic development in the State and the nation at large.
- To train core groups of participants who will return to their organizations and teach others what they have learned at the workshop.
Workshop Structure and Programme
An intensive instructor-led program shall be conducted for the workshop and shall comprise of 7 instructional tracks to begin with. Participants are expected to attend only one of these instructional tracks, since the tracks run concurrently. All participants will be engaged in extensive hands-on training, setting up and managing prototype infrastructure and services.
The course descriptions for each instructional track are described below:
For immediate assistant, WhatsApp or call:
Mr. Joel Gogwim (Chairman CPC) 08036058175
Mr. Sati Satmer Dapel (Sec CPC) 08036344965
