The absence of local contents policy in the
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector would not help to sustain
the industry like the downstream sector of the petroleum industry if the
equipment for the ICT industry are being imported into the country.
A report by NAN sighted by DigitalSENSE Business News in Lagos quoted the President, Association of Telecommunication Company
of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr. Lanre Ajayi who lamented as to why
everything that is being used in the county are being imported, including the
ICT equipments.
Ajayi explained that the growth recorded by ICT
in Nigeria so far should be extended to the education, health and agriculture
sectors in order to increase the country’s reserve.
DigitalSENSE Business
News gathered from the ATCON President that” there
was the need for government to use the current growth to ensure that certain
aspects of ICT equipment were manufactured locally. The local content policy
will compel multinational ICT companies to set up manufacturing plants in
Nigeria. This will generate more employment, boost our economy and check
capital flight, among other things,"
“Do you know that we are still spending huge
amount of money on the importation of software applications, and pieces of
hardware being used by the government agencies?" he queried.
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*With additional report from NAN
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Pix: ATCON President, Engr.Lanre Ajayi
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