LAGOS: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now securely connected to 66 embassies and high commissions abroad following the launch of its Global Communication Network (GCN) and ICT training center. At the launch this week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru said the project was designed to bring real-time secure communication with embassies and missions abroad. He disclosed that the ICT training center would enhance the technological skills of his staff and place Nigeria's diplomatic service in the forefront of international visibility. Danjaji said, “The ministry wants to establish a secure communication link with its missions abroad. This is a modern up-to-date technology that involves voice, video and data communication. About 60 missions are currently connected and this is real time communication.” He said that the work was in three phases with the second phase just concluded and the third phase would involve completing the inter-connectivity of 33 missions. Meanwhile, Nigeria already has 103 missions abroad. The Managing Director of RTcom Nigeria Limited, Nico Steenkamp, said the project began in December 2009 with each phase scheduled to take one year. RTcom is the Israeli company that is the technical consultant to the project. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/BhSuY Tags: FM Launches, IT Center, Nigeria Section: Tech, West Africa
