The President, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof. David
Adewumi has disclosed that all is now set for the 12th International
Conference of the society in Akure beginning from Wednesday, July 22 to Friday
24, 2015, reports ITRealms.
With the theme “Information Technology for Inclusive
Development,” this year’s international conference, according to Adewumi, is designed to attract dignitaries in the IT sector focusing on important issues
relating to the theme such as Smartcity and broadband penetration, innovation
and leadership in IT, cashless society and payment system, critical information
infrastructure protection (CIIP), cloud computing and big data, social
networks, next generation networking and internet, IT Human Capital Development
(Mentorship)¸e-Health/ e-Education/ e-Government and all the es, Entrepreneurship
development in the IT.
Adewumi while addressing newsmen at a press conference,
Friday, at Alausa, listed the achievements of the conference to include
cashless economy, outsourcing, local content, Information Technology security
solutions. He however decried government’s inability to appoint NCS experts
into ICT-driven government ministries and parastatals like the Independent
Electoral Commission (INEC), adding that a situation in which government awards
IT related contracts to expatriates does no good to the growth and development
of the country. He stated that NCS experts possess better credentials than their
foreigns counterparts.
Speaking on his
achievements as NCS boss, he said they raised the membership from four to seven
industry interest groups, added more vehicles to NCS fleet, insisting that the
public is in a better position to judge his administration.
ITRealms
gathered there will be an election of new officials into the National Executive
Council (NEC) of the society at the Annual General Meeting to pilot its affairs
for the next two years.
Cyriacus Nnaji/ GEE
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