The place of knowledge integration and management in nigerian higher education, american journal of networks and communications. Ict ought to be applied in enhancing and enabling choices towards improving the standard of living of all individuals in the population, health, education, governance, agriculture, businesses. If the educational system in nigeria is to match with global requirements, there is need to incorporate the use of ict that facilitates knowledge acquisition within and beyond the classroom. Nigeria has the potential to become a major player in the global economy by virtue of its human and. This national ict policy lays out the inputs required to strengthen all productive sectors and ultimately transform nigeria into a knowledge based, and globally. Introduction use of internet communication technology ict in the english language pedagogy is a novel tradition in nigeria and africa as a. Abstract many countries including nigeria regard the. A study of the educational sector in lagos state ayoola r. History of entrepreneurship in nigeria the national information technology policy was approved in march of 2001. Digital growth, ict, national development, digital.
Guidelines for nigerian content development in information. Information and communication technology and education. Development and maintenance of state government ict networks, ict resources and subsequent development of state government human capacity to function in an information age development of all relevant policies and initiatives. Explanatory memorandum this act established the national information technology development agency to plan. The study therefore recommended indepth analysis into finding solutions for the challenges facing digitalization in nigeria as a way of ensuring nigeria queues in fully into the fourth industrial revolution. Ict s relationship with national development as well as roles of stake holders in creating an enabling environment so that icts will be massively deployed, diffused and used in nigeria to.
National information technology development agency. The information and communication technology ict revolution has a role and prospect in national development of. Although ict development in nigeria has been confronted with. This paper examines the roles of ict and related agencies in the overall development of. At the international level, policy for integrating ict for development was first formulated in the.
Ict and development information and communications technology ict is viewed as both a means and an end for development. Information and communication technology track the role of ict in national development. Nigeria has embarked upon this path and during 2011 created the ministry of communication technology to ensure better coordination of ict activities and development in nigeria. Ict, national development, nigeria introduction information and communication technology ict is a vehicle with great potential to improve or accelerate the developmental process of any developing nation. The policy empowers nitda to enter into strategic alliances. Icts relationship with national development as well as roles of stake holders in creating an enabling environment so that icts will be massively deployed. The role and prospect of information and communication. Policymakers widely accept that access to information and communication technology ict in education can help individuals to compete in a global economy by creating a. An act to provide for the establishment of the national information technology development agency nitda and related matters enacted by the national assembly of the federal republic of nigeria. Augustines college of education akoka, lagos, nigeria. This paper examines the gap and challenges facing the use of ict in. The national policy on information technologys vision was to make nigeria an information technologycapable country in africa and a key player in the information society by the year 2005. The critical infrastructure, human capital development.
The ghana ict for accelerated development ict4ad policy represents the vision for ghana in the information age. Ict and its impact on national development in nigeria. The information and communication technology ict sector has been a pioneer and a. Nigerias ict road map for 20172020 techtrends nigeria. The paper also suggested some viable strategies needed to engender sustainable development in nigeria. The development of this policy framework document was. The need to pass on timely and necessary information between doctors and their patients, government officials and the general public, business. This paper explains the concept of information and communication technology ict, and its impacts in the nigerian economy. The economic recovery and growth plan ergp, a medium term plan for. In this paper, the author presents and emphasizes massive deployment, diffusion and use of information and communication technologies icts in nigeria as a necessary tool to enhance national development. There also appeared such organization as national information technology development agency which made nigeria an ict capable country and the main player in the ict in africa. The role of information communication technology in nigeria educational system 65 international journal of research in humanities and social studies v2 i2 february 2015 such as bookkeeping, clerical and administrative work, stocktaking, and so forth, now constitute a set. International conference on african development issues cuicadi 2015. Nigeria exited a protracted economic recession in 2017, though the country remains africas largest ict market with 82% of the continents telecoms subscribers, 29% of internet usage, and about 11.
A brief description of icts and the level of their adoption, diffusion and use in africa and specifically in nigeria were given. M chiadika school of engineering, delta state polytechnic, kuogwashiu. Ict, imperative for sustainable development in nigeria. The information and communication technology ict revolution has a role and prospect in national development. It also shows the growth rate as an engine to the development of economies of developing countries like nigeria in this 21p century. Whereas the commencement of the implementation process has seen our country battling an economic recession occasioned. According to the ministry,the national ict road map thus sets out the intent and commitment of the government to continue the development of the ict sector and to implement the sector policies and plans in an integrated, focused and innovative manner that aligns with the change mantra of the. Ict, nigeria, national development, enabling environment, technical solutions 1.
President olusegun obasanjo has identified information technology as a national priority and his enthusiastic commitment has helped tremendously. Nigeria embarked on series of periodic national development plans between 1960 and 1990 and telecommunications development was featured in each of these plans, which were usually of fiveyear duration. Pdf prospects of ict for digital growth and national. Brazil is underperforming on ict, therefore there are opportunities to improve competitiveness. The need to pass on timely and necessary information between doctors and their patients, government officials. But nigeria, like other nations, faces the inevitability of the fast technological and market convergence of the global ict industry and must therefore continue to evolve new ict policy frameworks to accommodate convergence and maximize the potential of ict tools for national development. In specific term, this study provides answers to the following research questions. Investments in ict improve a countrys economy and social welfare concept and definition of the ict sector the ict sector in the world impacts of the ict development on economy, society and policy 3. Application of ict in nigerian bducational system for achieving sustainable development zainapambo gidadawa, mansur bello dogondaji department of geography, shehu shagari college of education, sokoto, nigeria abstract information communication technology ict is an indispensable part of the contemporary world. Ict policies nigeria started implementing its ict policy in april 2001 after the federal executive council approved it by establishing the national information technology development agency nitda,8 the implementing body. Pdf ict and its impact on national development in nigeria a.
It brings to the fore issues pertinent to the question of how ict is being used in national development. Information technology it, and followed this up with the establishment of the national information technology development agency nitda, which was charged with the implementation of the policy ajayi, 2002. The role of information communication technology in. He called on the ministry of education to join hands with the ministry of ict and incorporate ict in the countrys education curricular. Role of ict in national development ict can enhance national development, but the relationship between the two has often been left vague hence. Ict and its impact on national development in nigeria a conceptual analysis 1 abolade t. Nigeria ict innovation and entrepreneurship vision 1 introduction the national information technology development agency nitda was established in 2001 to regulate the it sector in general.
Information and communication technology in nigeria. While there are improvements in ict oriented services, nigeria as a country, and africa at large is still behind in terms of emerging technologies genetics, nanotechnology, robotics. Abstract nigeria has long recognised and acknowledged the importance of ict to spur national development. It is rapidly transforming our lives, the way we do business, access information and services, communicate with each other and. A national policy for information technology and education information and communication technology ict policy, as noted by rowland. It examined the problems of national development in nigeria, and carefully outlined the driving forces of development in some of the asia countries as models for nigerias development. Icts in nigeria as a necessary tool to enhance national development. National development is the means by which the peoples welfare. The roles of ict in information processing and national. Ict and national security in developing and underdeveloped. Gni gross national income gw gigawatt ict information and communication technology. Pdf ict and its impact on national development in nigeria. This paper exploits the growth benefits that ict sector has provided and its impact on the nigerian economy.
Augustines college of education akoka, lagos,nigeria. An integrated ictled socioeconomic development policy and plan development framework for ghana released in march 2003. Nigerias national development through a questionnaire administered among one hundred and. Pdf this paper explains the concept of information and communication technology ict, and its impacts in the nigerian economy. Icts relationship with national development as well as. Pdf on aug 21, 2019, ifeyinwa angela ajah and others published prospects of ict for digital growth and national development in nigeria find, read and cite all the research you need on. Ict and national security in developing and underdeveloped countries the good, the bad and the ugly. The nigeria national ict final draft policy, 2012 page 2.
Application of ict in nigerian educational system for. The consequence of this is that many stake holders fail to focus on the necessary ict parameters that will make the most impact on national development. National information technology development agency act 2007. With roughly twothird of the world economy based on services, and the rise of india, philippines, and other nations as global it players, many developing countries have accepted ict as a national mission. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs. Abstract since independence, nigeria has embarked on series of national development. The federal ministry of communications nigeria has developed a 3 year ict roadmap for nigeria. Icts relationship with national development as well as roles of stake holders in creating an enabling environment so that icts will be massively deployed, diffused and used in nigeria to. Project muse information and communication technology in. Awili school of engineering, delta state polytechnic, ogwashiuku. Information and communication technology ict plays a major role in all aspects of national life. The knowledge of olympaid is here and nigeriaafrica must step forward to be counted and digitally ready at all levels, if she must survive the. An endless search for appropria te development strategy iheanacho, e. There also appeared such organization as national information technology development agency which made nigeria an ictcapable country and the main player in the ict in africa.
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