Davison Ebinne - Nigeria's ICT Voice - ICT Policy for Development in Nigeria, developing Nigerian ICT for Development (ICT4D) Policies

Davison Ebinne - Nigeria's ICT Voice - ICT Policy for Development

Welcome to Nigeria's ICT Voices - visitors to Jidaw.com (the acclaimed web initiative for IT and Telecom), have been sharing their opinions, views and recommendations on the development of the Nigeria's ICT for Development (ICT4D) Strategic Action Plan and Policies by taking part in the Online ICT Policy Survey.

Some of such insights are published online as Nigeria's ICT Voices to raise awareness and involvement.

Here is one of Nigeria's ICT Voices. He says, "Computer studies should be mandatory at all levels" and "we should keep the certificate syndrome and politics away". Here are the views of Davison Ebinne as captured from the survey:

Contributor: Davison Ebinne

To boost IT Literacy and Diffusion:

Computer studies school be included in all the school curriculum, starting from the grass root, and in both public and private schools and should be made compulsory in all levels from the nursery to tertiary institutions.

How has Nigeria's ICT policy fared:

I think the Nigeria ICT policy done well in meeting the expectations of the IT industries in Nigeria and we expect more

To stimulate the local ICT industry:

I think individuals and some corporate bodies who wants to venture in the aspect should be encouraged and licensed to operate, like Zinox and I think also not only that but there should be regulations to monitor fake and copy right so to say by our Aba Boys.

How can Nigerian developed software be promoted:
Some years ago, India was so poor. So were the Japanese dresses. Place heavy tariffs on imported items and flood the market with our hard and software. If our products are good, the world will recognize them. See that Dubai has been considered fit to manage America's Free trading zone. I believe that we can perform any feat.

How the private sector can become the driving force for ICT:
Nigerian Private sector people will not put their money once the immediate gain is not feasible. All they want is for government to waste or use taxpayer’s money to establish organizations and give them almost free. They should struggle like other poor and honest people do to grow. I do not believe in them. I have said it already: honesty, hard work and good planning.

ICTs as an enabler of economic and social development:
Here I think its where we all fail, because we have talents in every street in Nigeria. Some are good at one aspect of IT like now I'm working with a private company which has a VSAT I manage and build the Base station but the pay is nothing to write home about. If I have the money I will have love to set up an ICT training enter for those who are willing to learn in that direction but could not afford it and this will go a long way in training men and women who will as well set up them selves and employ, train and make way for others bring about jobs creation and economic growth.

I am currently working and going to school communications tech in the Nation Open University and am a system admin in the company I work. We all need support from those who can help to set us up or encouragement. I went for an interview, were I trained some administrators on basic networking and trouble shooting and hardware and software management and maintenance. These people don't have any background for these jobs but because they have connections, they were employed for the same job I went for. I have all the technical background and knowledge but am only a diploma holder; they need a BSc holder. What can one say here?

Comments: We should keep the certificate syndrome and politics away and train those who want to contribute their quota in the IT industries in Nigeria and we will not regret it.

We thank Davison Ebinne for his time and contribution!

Published 29 Jan 2007

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