Innovation, inclusion and networking are keys to advancing national safety and security.

This is because security is one of the most critical issues in Nigeria which needed to be tackled.

President, Nigeria Computer Society,NCS, Professor Adesola Aderounmu, who made this known, said the NCS had always advocated that the usage of IT in security needed to be improved through more widespread adoption of IT professionalism in the private and public sectors.

Aderounmu said NCS and its members could play a major role in improving the state of security nationwide, combating terrorism, enhancing public service delivery and accountability and boosting job creation.

He spoke at a news briefing to announce the NCS twenty-sixth National Conference holding in Abuja between July nineteen and twenty-first.

According to him, the annual event was a way of advocating for government intervention, legislation, environmental and societal change that affects the IT sector and IT enabled activities.

He said NCS had assembled an impressive line-up of leading researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, industry experts, thought leader, international scholars to share their extensive knowledge and experience on the theme and sub-themes.

Aderounmu said in setting the digital agenda for the nation, actionable initiatives would be developed during the conference to advance the IT profession and industry and build an inclusive and secure digital Nigeria.

He listed some of the speakers at the 3-day event to include, Professor Mike Hungry of IFIP, Aliyu Aziz, the Director General, National Identity Management Commission, Professor Umaru Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), among others.