DigitalSENSE Business News:
The students of
Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure have emerged winners of software
contest by the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON)
by clinching the cup for 2013, DigitalSENSE Business News reports.
The competition in
this year’s edition held in Tinapa Business Resort, Calabar in Cross Rivers
State was contested by 70 students from the Nigerian higher educational
institutions, while the FUTA team made up of Oladapo Oluwadora Glory,
Aboluwarin Olaluwa David and Banjo Mofesola Paul won the coveted ISPON software
innovation cup 2013.
Governor, Cross
Rivers State, Senator Liyel Imoke had
earlier in his address declared that future belongs to the competing students
and called for the review of the Nigerian educational curriculum to match
global standard.
Imoke noted that
Cross Rivers State is well positioned for IT hub in Nigeria and advised the
students to use the tools and knowledge in their hands to contribute to the
economic development of the country.
“How the winners
will contribute to local economy is the next challenge. In this conference, we
have the future of the country. We have the capacity. We can drive knowledge
economy with right policies. The students in the software competition here are entrepreneurs
of the future. Your destiny lies in your hands” he said.
The ISPON
President, Chris Uwaje, explained that unless the workforce was retooled with
local software for national survivability, else the challenge of the knowledge
society may not be resolved.
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