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From Arinze Gideon
The Chief Executive
officer, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has
stressed the need to harness the potentials of ICT in tertiary institutions in
order to overcome the lingering problems of learning and facilitate socio-economic development.
He made this known while
delivering the 46th convocation lecture of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
The Prof who spoke on the
topic' The role of ICT infrastructure in Tertiary education in Nigeria: NCC
interventions' also said that the various educational institutions must drive
the ICT in close collaboration with the private and public sector in order to
meet up with other countries.
According to him, the
advent and spread of ICT has led to the creation of information societies.
'The development has made
it possible for institutions to break the barrier of distance and knowledge gap
by accessing information and content delivery from the comfort zones of their
offices and homes' he stated.
He also noted that ICT has
become pervasive in all spheres of life in America and Europe as they now
operate e-medicine, e- commerce and e- banking.
'Universities all over the
world deploy ICTs in the day to day running of their affairs as well as improve
and maintain its efficacy as an enabler of virtually all undertakings' he said.
Speaking on efforts made
by the NCC, Prof Dambatta said that the
commission has intensified efforts to provide access programme, connectivity
programmes and ICT platforms as well as capacity development.
Earlier in his welcome
address, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof.Benjamin Ozumba, said that convocation lectures are perceived
as standard platforms for confronting issues however pleasant or unpleasant and
dissecting them with intellectual aplomb and honesty of purpose.
According to him the topic
could not have come at a better time than now giving the prevailing global
challenges in today's information management and technology.
'Information management
has remained on the front burner of all nations, organizations and every human
endeavour' he stated.
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