The sample is further divided along five subregions and the outcomes measured by estimating pooled ordinary least squares, random and fixed effects and system generalised method of. This paper exploits the growth benefits that ict sector has provided and its impact on the nigerian economy. This paper evaluates the impact of information and communication technology ict on economic growth in africa based on a sample of 54 countries from 2005 to 2015. Information and communication technologies in the nigerian. The information communication technology ict revolution has had divergent impact in almost every area human endeavour. Ict development in nigeria focused mainly on print and electronic media.
Pdf this paper explains the concept of information and communication technology ict, and its impacts in the nigerian economy. The rollout of the digital video broadcast handheld dvbh mobile tv puts the country at the cutting edge of. This was attributed to the lack of emphasis on ict development in the existing policy, that is, the full awareness of the potentials of icts to liberate the country from the shackle of poverty was totally absent. Nigeria has already launched africas first commercial mobile broadcast service in abuja in early 2007. The impact of information and communication technology ict on manpower development in nigeria with abstract, chapter 15, references and questionnaire. In specific term, this study provides answers to the following research questions. The development of this policy framework document was. Africas ict infrastructure building on the mobile revolution. Ict policies nigeria started implementing its ict policy in april 2001 after the federal executive council approved it by establishing the national information technology development agency nitda,8 the implementing body. The connect africa initiative is a global partnership launched in october 2007 to mobilize the human, financial, and technical resources needed to bridge major gaps in ict infrastructure across the continent.
Ict, imperative for sustainable development in nigeria. In an attempt to achieve this objective, we will take a cursory look at the concepts and significance of ict and knowledge integration, their application and challenges in their application for social development in nigeria. Application of ict in nigerian bducational system for achieving sustainable development zainapambo gidadawa, mansur bello dogondaji department of geography, shehu shagari college of education, sokoto, nigeria abstract information communication technology ict is an indispensable part of the contemporary world. The use of information and communication technology ict. Pdf ict and its impact on national development in nigeria a. What can you learn, and what can you help your students learn, that will last for decades or a lifetime, rather than just until the next new, improved, better, faster, more powerful ict product appears on the market. The role and prospect of information and communication. Another contributing factor may be nigerias preoccupation with infrastructure and keeping up with the latest ict development. With roughly twothird of the world economy based on services, and the rise of india, philippines, and other nations as global it players, many developing countries have accepted ict as a national mission. An integrated ictled socioeconomic development policy and plan development framework for ghana released in march 2003. Information and communication technology in small and. Pdf ict and its impact on national development in nigeria. Its development and spread follow the path of the development in information and communication technology ict. Matching the most appropriate communications technology with peoples needs and capabilities is a crucial task for ict providers in nigeria.
The policy empowers nitda to enter into strategic alliances. The use of information and communication technology ict in. The development of information and communication technologies in nigerian libraries abstract the development and use of information and communications technologies ict in the libraries of nigeria has been a slowly emerging process involving many. Promoting sustainable development in nigeria through information. Africas ict infrastructure building on the mobile revolution mark d.
O department of marketing, the polytechnic, ibadan, nigeria osunwole o. The globalization and impact of ict on society made the development of ict highly important for nigeria as an emerging market. Introduction to information and communication technology in. Role of ict in nigerias economic development news in africa. Going forward the wbg will follow a new ict strategy, comprising three pillars. Information and communication technology in nigeria. Ict resources for sustainable development in nigeria. The consequence of this is that many stake holders fail to focus on the necessary ict parameters that will make the most impact on national development. The role of information communication technology in nigeria educational system 65 international journal of research in humanities and social studies v2 i2 february 2015 such as bookkeeping, clerical and administrative work, stocktaking, and so forth, now constitute a set. Role of ict in nigerias economic development news in. Prior studies have xrayed the potentials and impetus for development that can be resultant from a full scale adoption of ict in africa particularly in. The widespread hope within the international development community that icts could be a powerful tool of development and poverty reduction, and of achieving the millennium development goals, led to a proliferation of donorfunded ict for development pilot projects in several sectors in a wide range of countries in the past decade. Olaore, phd senior lecturer, babcock university, nigeria abstract during the last decades, considerable resources have been invested in hardware, software, connections, training and support actions under the scope of improving the quality of teaching and learning. Abstract the identification of information and communication technology ict as an essential tool for sustainable development has proved to be worth every investment in nigeria.
In an effort to boost nonoil growth and job creation, the government of nigeria rolled out a new threeyear ict development agenda emphasising domestic industry and local content. The impact of information communication technology ict. In the lay mans parlance, the trick is to see how ict can make nigeria the economic hub in africa. Due to icts importance in society as well as in the future of education, identifying the possible challenges to integrating these technologies in schools would. The new policy is expected to reduce high levels of ict imports, with rapid currency depreciation offering the country a new opportunity to foster domestic ict. The need to pass on timely and necessary information between doctors and their patients, government officials and the general public, business. This paper explains the concept of information and communication technology ict, and its impacts in the nigerian economy. Ict and its impact on national development in nigeria. The role of information communication technology in. Impacts of ict on national development in nigeria research. The impacts positive and negative of ict on education in nigeria israel b. Thepaper also traces the genealogy of ict and its introduction into the.
It is upon this backdrop that this study is being conducted to adequately appreciate the impact of information communication technology on the operations of sme operators in ghana. Prior studies have xrayed the potentials and impetus for development that can be resultant from a full scale adoption of ict in africa particularly in nigeria. By 2025, achieve digital literacy rates of 75% of the total population. Application of ict in nigerian educational system for. The role of information communication technology in nigeria. Ict, nigeria, national development, enabling environment, technical solutions 1. The federal and state governments should implement a longterm ict human capital development policy. The information and communication technology ict sector has been a pioneer and a. Later in the early 1990s, it became integrated into telecommunication facilities, such as the telephone and fax. Publicprivate capital investment on ict is necessary to enhance adequate ict infrastructure in the economy. Information and communication technology in small and medium enterprises.
Ict initiatives african development bank building today. The african center for ict innovation and training, an american university of nigeria. Introduction to information and communication technology. If the educational system in nigeria is to match with global requirements, there is need to incorporate the use of ict that facilitates knowledge acquisition within and beyond the classroom. Appendix 5 rates of penetration of ict services in subsaharan africa 255 index 267 boxes 2. Pdf internet service providers and cybercrime in nigeria. The widespread hope within the international development community that icts could be a powerful tool of development and poverty reduction, and of achieving the millennium development goals, led to a proliferation of donorfunded ictfordevelopment pilot projects in several sectors in a wide range of countries in the past decade. While there are improvements in ict oriented services, nigeria as a country, and africa at large is still behind in terms of emerging technologies genetics, nanotechnology, robotics. The experts are yet to determine how ict should be used to foster growth in order to contribute more to nigeria s economic and social development. This paper explains the role and impact of ict on research library development peculiar to the nigeria situation. Gilling 1967, telecommunications and economic development. These conditions are hardly met in the rural areas of nigeria. Mar 27, 2018 the experts are yet to determine how ict should be used to foster growth in order to contribute more to nigerias economic and social development. This makes it a valuable tool for benchmarking the most important indicators for measuring the information society.
Since the early 1980s, information and communication technology ict has permitted people to participate in a world in which school, work, and other activities have. Nigerian ict development is under the rapid transformations especially in the field of mobile communication. Information and communication technology integration in. The impacts positive and negative of ict on education in. The technophiles believe that icts impact positive effects on development. Guidelines for nigerian content development in information. Rebecca mayer, and michael minges directions in development infrastructure. The strategic development plan vision 202020 contains many important goals for ict development. This paper examines the gap and challenges facing the use of ict in university education in nigeria. The experts are yet to determine how ict should be used to foster growth in order to contribute more to nigerias economic and social development. But nigeria, like other nations, faces the inevitability of the fast technological and market convergence of the global ict industry and must therefore continue to evolve new ict policy frameworks to accommodate convergence and maximize the potential of ict tools for national development.
Icts relationship with national development as well as roles of stake holders in creating an enabling environment so that icts will be massively deployed. It also shows the growth rate as an engine to the development of economies of developing countries like nigeria in this 21p century. It provides a brief overview of some of the key topics in the field of. Factors affecting the adoption and use of ict in nigeria ladokun i. It will promote icts to transform services for greater development impactstrengthening accountability and governance, improving public services, and enabling more inclusive private delivery of services transform pillar. Ict, national development, economy, information, technology, gdp isteams proceedings reference format abolade t. The current trend in global research development and library growth is as a result of the introduction of information communication and technology. Ict and development information and communications technology ict is viewed as both a means and an end for development. Evaluation of ict development and economic growth in.
It is a known fact that information and communication technology ict is an indispensible part of. Project muse information and communication technology in. The federal and state governments should implement a longterm icthuman capital development policy. This book is designed for use by prek12 preservice and inservice teachers, and by teachers of these teachers. The relevance of ict adoption and utilization in nigerian legal system for effective and efficient service delivery is a contributory factor to sustainable development in nigeria. At inception, postal letters were used as key media for committing 419 frauds. Ict is an integral component of national infrastructure and factors greatly in both public and private sector business ventures. Jun 15, 2018 role of ict in national development ict can enhance national development, but the relationship between the two has often been left vague hence. To help readers understand the problems in ict in nigeria, she ana. The ghana ict for accelerated development ict4ad policy represents the vision for ghana in the information age. Nigeria exited a protracted economic recession in 2017, though the country remains africas largest ict market with 82% of the continents telecoms subscribers, 29% of internet usage, and about 11. Ict can enhance national development, but the relationship between the two has often been left vague hence. The ict development index idi is an index published by the united nations international telecommunication union based on internationally agreed information and communication technologies ict indicators. Thus, it is necessary to foster a trustworthy and transparent environment that promotes the responsible and effective use of ict for development for the benefit of all.
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