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| Mr. Tizhe and his vice chairman in council |
All is now set for the 2012 Information
Technology (IT) professionals’ assembly and Annual General Meeting (AGM) hosted
by the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) at the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
President, CPN, Mr. Ibrahim Tizhe
gave this assurance at a media briefing on the readiness of the 2012 IT
Assembly kicking off Thursday, June 7 through 8, 2012, with the theme:
Information Technology and National Transformation.
He explained that the annual CPN
Information Technology Professionals’ Assembly is a yearly gathering of
Information Technology practitioners in Nigeria and diaspora with the objective
of discussing and strategizing on emergent issues in IT in order to come out
with recommendations and decisions that will impart positively on the industry
and the nation.
He said that the programme is always
preceded by the induction of new members into the profession and the
newly-admitted members of the profession would be comprehensively briefed on
their duties and obligations to the society and profession.
Tizhe also said that different
speakers have been confirmed to make presentations to the new inductees on the
ethics of the profession, tips for running a successful IT organization as well
as other issues that are germane to their professional growth.
IT Assembly, he noted is the
flagship of all Information Technology programmes in Nigeria, including
networking event for senior Information Technology (IT) decision makers, IT
consultants, upcoming IT entrepreneurs, start–ups, IT practitioners, teachers
and IT Systems administrators.
Additionally, he said, the assembly
is a platform for some of the industry’s most innovative technology distribution
and service providers to showcase their products and services; and for
participants to appreciate the emerging technologies, trends, and risks that
are associated with transforming the various industries using IT.
According to him, the IT Professionals’
Assembly would take place on Thursday, June 7, while the AGM holds on Friday June
8, 2012.
He pointed out that the theme of
this year’s Assembly is informed by the transformation agenda of the present
administration and the need to correct the flaws inherent in the country’s
drive for development where there is absence of long term perspective and lack
of continuity, consistence and commitment to agreed policies.
A critical examination at the
priority areas of the agenda, he said, shows that Information Technology is
treated as one of sectors to be given priority attention by the administration
and not the sector that will drive the activities of other sectors.
“There is no doubt that Information
Technology is the prerequisite for real growth, sustainable development and the
accomplishments of the objectives of governments as stipulated in the agenda,”
he noted, adding that IT deserves to be given a prominent and adequate
attention in the agenda.
Remmy Nweke
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