The umbrella body of
Information Technology (IT) professionals in the country, the Nigeria Computer
Society (NCS), has faulted the composition of delegates to the forthcoming
National Conference announced recently by the Federal Government (FG) with
exclusion of the society, reports DigitalSENSE
Business News.
This is coming as NCS warms up
for a three-day research and development workshop to be hosted at the Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
President, NCS, Prof. David
Adewunmi disclosed these to DigitalSENSE
Business News during a media chat on Monday at NCS secretariat, saying that
the omission will further deepen the already existing gap between Nigeria’s
socio-economic development and Information Technology.
He also demanded for
recomposition of the delegates to include NCS as the umbrella body of IT
professionals in Nigeria, saying that it goes to showed that Nigeria as a
nation is missing the path to harnessing the growth opportunity of the IT sector,
to strengthen the industries, academia, profession, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders.
“There is a glaring need to
incorporate and prioritise the role of the IT sector if Nigeria is to be a key
player and fulfill its promise in the 21st century,” he declared.
Stressing that based on the
foregoing, it is most imperative and pertinent that the IT profession and
industry is represented in the upcoming national conference, wondering how a
nation like Nigeria would succeed in 21st century with building a
digital economy and without inputs from IT industry and profession.
NCS, therefore request for the
urgent recomposition of the conference delegates to include adequate
representation from the Nigeria Computer Society, pointing out that their
position was made in the interest of adding value and quality to the process.
“It is a necessity not a luxury
for the desired IT-enabled national transformation,” Prof. Adewunmi told DigitalSENSE Business News.
Maintaining that NCS under his leadership would continue to show commitment, constructively
engage and build strategic partnership with it members as well as stakeholders.
He further said that NCS has
embarked on purposeful and rigorous IT research efforts towards nation building
with the forthcoming IT research and development workshop in the State of Osun,
which offers practical, innovative, useful strategies for people wanting to
improve their personal and professional lives through effective research
methods.
“Developed for stakeholders in
academics, industry and government, the R & D workshop will also build
collaborative, purposeful and rigorous research efforts and capacities in IT
towards national development,” he said.
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