Uwaje shops for N100b to rebuild Nigerian IT ecosystem
By Thursday this week, members of the Nigerian Computer Society, NCS, will go to poll in Akure, Ondo State during the international conference to elect the IT icon that will steer the ship of the society for the next two years.
Uwaje
Meanwhile, based on the NCS guidelines for the election, candidates had until, Tuesday July 21, 2015, to submit their nomination forms with supporting documents after which their names will be announced on Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Already, Uwaje, according to industry watchers is favored to win and become the next President of NCS, given the content of his manifesto and his enormous and proven contributions to the Nigerian IT Ecosystem.
For the industry observers, Uwaje’s leadership experience is second to none, having successfully led Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, and the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria , ISPON , in the past.
Uwaje who spoke to Vanguard in an interview yesterday said that without the empowerment of the IT sector, all the other economic sectors of the nation’s economy may not recover the critical downfall for a longer time as all other major sectors depend on ICT and power to register any significant growth.
It would be recalled the Oracle of the Nigerian IT industry had earlier unveiled his strategies if the elected the President of NCS.
The task
“My foremost task is to positively disrupt the current settings in the national Information Technology, IT, ecosystem and take the society to where no man has been! In clear and unambiguous terms, I want to serve the Nigeria IT Community and stakeholders at large. I will do this together with the team of elected members of NEC – powered by a formidable and productive secretariat structure, infrastructure and manpower.
The Mission
“Work the Mile – Recover Lost Grounds & Take NCS to where no man has been. This mission will be accomplished with measurable agility, transparency, accountability and professionalism. The epicenter of this mission will focus on enhancing the desire of the IT Professionals, Industry, the Nigeria Youth, the women and girl-child, who represent the critical mass of national and indeed, global IT needs and ownership.
The agenda
“My agenda will be Team-driven, tactically executed and determined by professionalism and high ethical standard. The hallmark of the Team strategy under my leadership will focus on the dynamic retooling and empowerment of NCS secretariat structure and above all, quality benefits to all NCS members.
“Together, we will build and empower a strong and dynamic Secretariat manned by seasoned Professionals. The new NCS Secretariat will be equipped with adequate infrastructure and world-class facilities to ensure efficient delivery of outstanding services and quality performance at all times”, he explained.
Uwaje said it was time enough to close shop on NCS playing at the fringes of governance in the country. “Moving forward, NCS is challenged to turn around the current playbook and replace it with an omnipresence function of bold steps at the corridors of power. Under my watch, we will occupy our professionally deserved seat at the decision table of Nigeria’s Intellectual and technology governance – at all levels of engagement.
“To achieve our goals, I will work towards the improvement of NCS membership base from the current 10,000 to 100,000 IT Professionals, Associates and friends. The central objective is to strategically wrestle our birthright from policy intruders and empower as well as reward our profession and her innovative professionals.
“Top on the strategic list is the advocacy for the establishment of Government N100 Billion Naira ($500million USD) IT Stimulus Package for the IT Profession and Industry. Therefore, there is an urgent need to retool and restructure the Nigeria IT Ecosystem for Innovation and competitiveness”, he added.
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