NCS, President, Professor Sola Aderounmu made this
call at the just concluded national conference of the society in Abuja, noting
that it is an indisputable fact that the present economic downturn of the nation
can no longer sustain the capital flight that the country is known for in time
past.
“Outsourcing our ICT needs to foreign organizations
cannot be supported by the scarce foreign exchange,” he said.
ITRealms recalls that one of the subthemes at the conference
was ‘’Enhancing Security using software systems’’ with panelists maintaining that
there is need to have home grown technology instead of relying on the foreign
technology to solve our domestic security challenges especially at this time of
unstable economy.
They also unanimously agreed that government should
look inwards and patronize made in Nigeria goods to save the economy from total
collapse. Pointing out that with the Local Content Policy and working with
NITDA, as well as office for Nigerian Content in Information Technology, the
ICT needs of government MDAs must be localized.
According to the acting executive secretary, NCS, Mr. Iyiola Ayola, the
society has some corporate members including Sidmach Technologies Ltd, Dataflex
Plc, Computer Warehouse Group Plc, Data Sciences Ltd, Chams PLC,VEDA
Technologies, Zinox Technologies Ltd, OMATEK Computers, BETA Computers, RLG
Communications, BRIAN Integrated Systems, MainOne Cables, CBC emea, Systemspecs
Ltd and many others.
“We therefore advice the Federal Government to
patronize our local certified computer manufacturer organizations in their
quest to buy 500,000 computer for the 500,000 unemployed graduates it is in the
process of recruiting and deploying to schools and other sectors of the
economy. For once, this would shame doubting ‘’Thomas’’ of Government sincerity
of purpose,” NCS president was quoted as advocating in a press statement made
available to ITRealms.
Nenye Dom/GEE
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