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Roles Of Information Communication Technology In Economic Growth

The role of Information Communication Telecommunication (ICT) in creating a sustainable ecosystem for economic growth and fostering education to bring together human capital development and … Continue reading Roles Of Information Communication Technology In Economic Growth


Pat Utomi,Chris UwajeThe role of Information Communication Telecommunication (ICT) in creating a sustainable ecosystem for economic growth and fostering education to bring together human capital development and create local content in the Nigerian system was the focus on Channels Television’s Business Morning.

The Chairman of Mobile Software Solutions and former President Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, Dr Chris Owaje, and the founder of Center for Values and Leadership (CVL), Professor Pat Utomi, were on the programme on Thursday to enlighten Nigerians on the need to embrace the use of ICT.

Dr Chris Owaje, believes that Nigeria’s ICT ecosystem in general has taken shape because it permits life activities, business activities and competitiveness all over the world.

He stated, on Thursday, that ICT has reached a standard whereby technology was fusing with knowledge and had become the center of gravity of how the development and progress of any nation is measured.

Professor Pat Utomi emphasized the importance of ICT in education, noting that this would have an impact on the issue of poverty and job creation. “We need to take ICT back to education to make it to function well”, he said.

He added that the reason Lagos has remained the center of Nigeria’s economy in spite of the country’s dependence on crude oil, is the use of ICT.