Hon. Adedeji Stanley Dhikrullahi Olajide, Chairman of Nigeria’s House of Representatives committee on Digital, Information, Communication Technology and Cybersecurity, on Monday, joined global leaders for the 12th session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP), organized by the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace (GCTP).
The session, according to his Special Adviser, Media and Public Affairs, Tolu Mustapha, holding in Geneva Switzerland is scheduled to bring together parliamentarians from across the glove to discuss strategies towards promoting global tolerance and peace.
The GCTP, he said, is an international organization dedicated to achieving sustainable peace worldwide while it’s parliamentary arm, the IPTP, convenes quarterly to deliberate on global issues related to tolerance and peace, while also issuing recommendations to address contemporary challenges.
At the conference, Hon. Olajide, who has been a fore-runner in the quest at shaping Nigeria’s digital policy landscape, is expected to speak on Nigeria’s robust legislative and technological initiatives, highlight key national initiatives including strengthened cyber regulations and enhanced public-private partnership initiatives, designed to safeguard critical digital infrastructure designed at securing the nation’s digital frontier.
Olaijde, will also participate in high level panel discussions and bilateral meetings aimed at forging international partnerships that will address challenges posed by cyber threats, digital mis-information, digital peacebuilding, cybersecurity, global stability and parliamentary diplomacy by sharing Nigeria’s experiences and best practices in alignment with the overarching goals of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace.
