“We have a vision to be the ICT hub for Africa
– to make Nigeria the ‘go to’ place for
innovation, skills, research and development,
tech companies etc. The journey to this vision
is as challenging as it is exciting and I hope
that I have been able to ignite your interest to
join us and support us in this endeavour.”
According to the Minister, international
companies control 70 per cent of
Nigeria’s PC market and 100 per cent of
the mobile phone market, while more
than 70 per cent of the mobile network
operators are owned by foreign
companies.
Omobola Johnson, Minister of
Communication Technology —
Those were the words of Omobola Johnson,
the Minister of Communication Technology,
who said that deliberate efforts are underway
to raise local content in the Nigerian ICT
sector where over 70 per cent is controlled by
foreigners.
According to Johnson, who made the
observation at the just-concluded Nigeria
Summit organised by The Economist, the
latest growth in the Nigerian ICT sector is
equally sustainable.
The Minister said the growth could be
combined and leveraged to deliver on the
transformational opportunities in Nigeria while
noting that “with the exception of a couple of
sub-sectors, the 26 sub-sectors that make up
the ICT sector are positioned for high to
medium growth and in turn have high to
medium capacity to create jobs and wealth.”
She said that there are four laid-down
priorities being pursued by government:
Connect Nigeria, Connect Nigerians, Local
Content and ICT in governance.
“Focusing on these four priorities will enable
us deliver a digital revolution that will be
broader, deeper and much more impactful
than the telecoms revolution that we are ever
so proud of,” the CommTech Minister adds.
According to the Minister, international
companies control 70 per cent of Nigeria’s PC
market and 100 per cent of the mobile phone
market, while more than 70 per cent of the
mobile network operators are owned by
foreign companies.
“Now please don’t get me wrong, the presence
of international companies is necessary and it
is a good thing especially in a sector as
global and advanced as the ICT sector but
when it gets to a point where companies
owned by Nigerians are playing at the fringes
of a very lucrative and fast growing market,
then government has to intervene and we have
done this is a very purposeful and deliberate
manner”, Johnson says.
http://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-poised-become-africas-ict-hub-commtech-minister-says/
– to make Nigeria the ‘go to’ place for
innovation, skills, research and development,
tech companies etc. The journey to this vision
is as challenging as it is exciting and I hope
that I have been able to ignite your interest to
join us and support us in this endeavour.”
According to the Minister, international
companies control 70 per cent of
Nigeria’s PC market and 100 per cent of
the mobile phone market, while more
than 70 per cent of the mobile network
operators are owned by foreign
companies.
Omobola Johnson, Minister of
Communication Technology —
Those were the words of Omobola Johnson,
the Minister of Communication Technology,
who said that deliberate efforts are underway
to raise local content in the Nigerian ICT
sector where over 70 per cent is controlled by
foreigners.
According to Johnson, who made the
observation at the just-concluded Nigeria
Summit organised by The Economist, the
latest growth in the Nigerian ICT sector is
equally sustainable.
The Minister said the growth could be
combined and leveraged to deliver on the
transformational opportunities in Nigeria while
noting that “with the exception of a couple of
sub-sectors, the 26 sub-sectors that make up
the ICT sector are positioned for high to
medium growth and in turn have high to
medium capacity to create jobs and wealth.”
She said that there are four laid-down
priorities being pursued by government:
Connect Nigeria, Connect Nigerians, Local
Content and ICT in governance.
“Focusing on these four priorities will enable
us deliver a digital revolution that will be
broader, deeper and much more impactful
than the telecoms revolution that we are ever
so proud of,” the CommTech Minister adds.
According to the Minister, international
companies control 70 per cent of Nigeria’s PC
market and 100 per cent of the mobile phone
market, while more than 70 per cent of the
mobile network operators are owned by
foreign companies.
“Now please don’t get me wrong, the presence
of international companies is necessary and it
is a good thing especially in a sector as
global and advanced as the ICT sector but
when it gets to a point where companies
owned by Nigerians are playing at the fringes
of a very lucrative and fast growing market,
then government has to intervene and we have
done this is a very purposeful and deliberate
manner”, Johnson says.
http://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-poised-become-africas-ict-hub-commtech-minister-says/