The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has concluded plans
to host the 2015 National Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA), ITRealms
reports.
The President of the group, Prof. Ganiyu Aderounmu, announced this, Thursday, at a
press briefing in Alausa, Lagos, stating that about twenty personalities who
have contributed enormously to the growth of Information and communications
Technology (ICT) will be honoured at the event which will take place at the
Muson Centre, Lagos on November 26, 2015.
According to the President, the recipients have undergone
thorough screenings beginning from the award committee, the NCS National
Executive Council (NEC) and the College of Fellows, adding that out of the 35
candidates shortlisted for the award the College of Fellows was able to clear
20 nominees. He added also that awardees are among those who have been
financial members for 10 years and above and must have attended NCS conference
consecutively for the past three years.
The voting into some of the award categories will
commence on November 22 and will be coordinated by Accenture, one of the
world's leading professional services companies, with capabilities in
consulting, strategy, digital, technology and operations, ITRealms
gathered.
Aderounmu used the opportunity of the press
briefing to unveil his agenda for the next two years as NCS president which he
outlined to include Information Advocacy, NCS physical presence and building
capacity of the members. All these will be geared towards propelling the NCS to
the next level.
The Chairman informs the press that NCS has been given a
mandate by the Federal Government to come u[p with credible solutions in using
Technology to tackle the hydra-headed
monster, Boko Haram insurgency even as it was also tasked to proffer the
panacea using ICT to drive the economy, capacity building mechanism and to track corruption using ICT.
Cyriacus Nnaji/GEE
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