NOUN Hosts Workshop on Risks of 2.5 Quadrillion Bytes of Global Daily Data Usage
Dr. Suemo Jacob, Head of the Department of Mass Communication at Nile University of Nigeria, highlighted the dangers of misinformation during the event.
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The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) recently held a workshop addressing the challenges posed by the rapid growth of internet usage, where over 4.9 billion people generate and consume 2.5 quadrillion bytes of data daily. Dr. Suemo Jacob, Head of the Department of Mass Communication at Nile University of Nigeria, highlighted the dangers of misinformation during the event.
The workshop, part of Global Media and Information Literacy Week, was organized by the International Media and Information Literacy Institute (IMILI) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, UNESCO, and NOUN. Dr. Jacob emphasized the need for ethical content creation and responsible digital citizenship, warning that unchecked information could disrupt social cohesion and governance.
In his address, Professor Olufemi Peters, Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, stressed the importance of responsible information sharing and the university's role in fostering digital education. The event concluded with Dr. Lateef Adelakun, HOD of Mass Communication at NOUN, acknowledging the contributions of UNESCO and the Ministry of Information.
