NATIONAL University Commission (NUC) on Thursday held discussions with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Directors from Nigerian Universities on the drafted policy on ICT in Nigerian Universities.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Abubakar Rasheed represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Kidado Kumo said the purpose for organising the debate is for all ICT Directors in universities to make input in the final document before its submission to the NUC board.
He said the discussion is expected to be focused on the installations and the standards that shall guide the ICT in Nigeria Universities thereby entrenching the ICT industry’s best practices.
He added that every sector of the National economy is ICT-driven and the advancement of ICT application in the education system should be no less.
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Rasheed said the goal is to ensure sufficient deployment and good use of ICT in teaching, learning and research in NU which must be preceded by a robust ICT policy documentation as well as a practical guideline.
“The new discipline of computing now has about 5-degree programmes in Nigerian Universities comprising of the conventional BSC Computer science, BSC software engineering, BSC Cyber Security, BSC Information technology and BSC information systems,” he stated
He said seven universities have already keyed into the programs beyond the computer science known with institutions in Nigeria.
He encouraged directors of ICT in universities to collaborate to share knowledge and resources and establish a functional committee of directors of ICT in Universities, assuring them that the NUC will continue to produce policies in consultation with the university system.
During his welcome remarks, the Director of Research, Innovation and information technology, Lawal Mohammed Faruk said although he has received various comments from various University ICT directors all opinions shall be well discussed in the debate.
Faruk, while thanking the Directors for coming to the venue, reiterated the NUC’s commitment to ensuring that the opinions of the directors are considered before the submission.
Lukman Abolade is an Investigative reporter with The ICIR. Reach out to him via [email protected], on twitter @AboladeLAA and FB @Correction94