NCS: FG tasked on inclusion of ICT professionals

President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof David Ad­ewunmi, has disclosed that the world is tilting towards cloud based and relevant agencies in the coun­try would need to collaborate with the NCS to drive this development.

Speaking shortly after anouncing the 2014 National Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA), event coming up at the Muson centre, Lagos on November 14, Adewunmi hinted that the NCS needs inclusion because of its IT based platform, especially now that 2015 is round the corner.
“What government has to do is that NCS need to be involved and included as members in the board of INEC because majority of what INEC does is computer based and we must belong to that board to drive it. Today, we are on the board of the National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA). “There is nothing wrong being on the board of INEC, so that we can give necessary guidelines, direction and technical directions. We have made a proposal several times and we have an MoU with them but it is the responsibility of government to do that and that has not been done”.
On the preparedness for e-voting, he affirmed that the country is more than ready for it and with more than enough capacity.
The NCS boss also disclosed that the current security situation in the country has prompted the NCS to make proposals and arrange serminas for the military.
He also informed that NITMA will celebrate the best of Nigerian Information Technology creativity and innovation that has fundamentally changed, and is still changing the Nigerian nation. Award winners are recognised for being inspiring symbols of the IT community.
Adewunmi also said that award winners will be be picked via electronic voting that starts on Nov. 1 and ends on the 12th of November..
While listing, Austin Okere, CEO of Computer WareHouse Group,Aneilkan Etiebet, Managing Director of Data Sciences and Collins Onuegbu, Managing Director of Signal Alliance as nominees for IT personality of the year, he also noted that Dr. Toga Gayewea Mcintosh, Vice President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) would receive award for his continuing and outstanding contribution to Information Technology development in Nigeria and the West Africa Region and Dr. Engr. Ibrahim Shehu Gusau, Chairman House Committee on ICT.
Others will receive special recognition awards because they have have distinguished themselves in the industry. They include Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman Zinox Technologies,Don Etiebet, Chairman Data Sciences, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, Permanent Secretary Federal Minisry of Agriculture, John Obaro, CEO Systemspec, Prof. Vincent Ado Tenebe, Vice Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria,Sidmach Technologies and Mobile Knowledge Solutions.