Digital Bridge Institute (DBI)

The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) was launched in the wake of the phenomenal world-wide growth of the Telecommunications (telecoms) and Information Communications Technology (ICT) sectors, which has been especially well noted in Nigeria. The country has witnessed more than tenfold the growth in teledensity, significant drops in costs, and increased access to data and other IT enabled services. Led by the successful auction of Digital Mobile Licensing by Nigerian Communications Commisssion (NCC) - the government regulator, and the subsequesnt roll out of mobile services, increased number of operators, and significant increased private capital investment, the sector as a whole has been challenged by a dearth of trained and suitably qualified human resources.