The Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative (PIN), Gbenga Sesan, has been elected chairperson of the national mirror/technical committee on digitally delivered services by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
This was announced in a letter signed by the Director, Standards Development Department at SON, Yunusa Mohammed, according to a statement on Wednesday, September 3, by PIN.
It stated that Sesan’s key task will be to lead and inspire delegates and experts from the sector towards a national consensus on standardisation works in Nigerian Industrial Standards, ECOWAS Standards Harmonisation, African Standards Harmonisation and International Organisation for Standardisation Technical Committee on sustainability in buildings, cities and communities.
He is also charged with the responsibility of developing solutions through innovative and creative thinking in a consensus environment to make the committee effective.
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His initial tenure at the position is for a period of three years, and is renewable for another three years.
Welcoming his election to the position, Sesan said, “I appreciate the confidence of my colleagues in my ability to lead the committee and I look forward to doing so with excellence.”
Pinnacle Daily reports that SON is Nigeria’s main standardisation body with the responsibility to prepare standards related to products, measurements, materials, processes and services, and their promotion at national, regional and international levels.
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The agency further oversees certification of products, assistance in the production of quality goods and services, improvement of measurement accuracy and circulation of information relating to standards.
According to the statement, Sesan’s new engagement with SON aligns with PIN’s work towards a digitally inclusive and rights-respecting world.
“Working with other experts and their respective organisations in the public and private sector, Gbenga and PIN will pursue standards that promote digital inclusion and digital rights,” it added.
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