ICT EMPOWERMENT: A TOOL FOR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

In this digital age, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) empowerment is a major tool for personal and corporate development.
ICT empowerment to me is the ability to equip oneself with the latest ICT skills available around the world today in such areas like computer engineering, mobile technology, the internet, telecommunication, information technology and others, with the objective of improving ones standard of living, provide jobs for the unemployed. It has been in recent years the major tool used to drive economies. Businesses are done at the speed of thought with ICT.
Looking at the use and deployment of ICT in developing nations like Nigeria, a lot needs to be done for us to fully harness or get the benefits of an ICT empowered state. We need to bridge the digital divide between us as a nation and the advanced nations. This calls for personal awakening and reorientation, there should be a paradigm shift from us being job seekers to job providers, from being good consumers of technology to great providers of technology. No one is going to do it for us; we need to face the challenges squarely. I do marvel at the technological prowess of India, they are unarguably the best in ICT today in the world, they are gradually taking over the world with ICT.I don’t think they waited for any country to tell them what needs to be done, they developed their ICT capability themselves and even have enough to export to countries like ours. As a matter of fact, most of the ICT companies in Nigeria today are owned or runned by the Indians which show the veracity of my statement.
Though a lot has been said by the government on this important sector, we need not rely on the government; I am also in support of government’s initiative in the development of indigenous computers under the aegis of Computer for All Nigeria Initiative (CANi) which has Omatek, Zinox and other computer companies as partners. It is a welcomed idea.
This is actually the time for individual ICT skill acquisition, our young graduates looking for jobs should start looking at ICT as the tool that will make the difference and give them a life, no matter what profession you are in or you want to go into, you need ICT empowerment. We should develop ourselves beyond the basic computer appreciation courses, we should begin to think and focus on areas like software engineering, networking, systems engineering, GSM technology, database administration, communication technology, information management, web technology, internet marketing and many others. We really have a dearth of professionals in these areas. The future of ICT lies in our hands so let us start today no matter how little it seems, your ability to keep on acquiring these skills is what makes the difference. The internet should also be used as a pool of relevant information and used constructively.

To assist willing Nigerians to get ICT skills I have packaged 500 e-books in electronic form in a CD ROM, they are all in printable and readable format, with downloadable acrobat reader 7.0.
The CD covers books on  these areas:
Know your Computer (self computer assembling, repairs, configuration, troubleshooting and upgrading),Software Engineering, Database Programming, Computer Engineering courses, Communication engineering, Information technology and Communication courses, AutoCAD bible (a to z of AutoCAD),Hacking.
Web technology, IT certification and dump(CCNA,CCNP,MCSE,LINUX,A+,VISUAL C,C++,JAVA,C-Language and oracle 9i),Internet technology, Mobile technology, Wireless communication,Networking,Information management, Macromedia flash.Algorithm,A –z of dream weaver, Website design.DOS tutor,HTML
Nitty gritty of PC, FORTRAN, BASIC language ,Downloadable Acrobat reader for your use.

WHO NEEDS THIS CD
Beginners in computer, information and communication technology
Job seekers in CIT/Telecoms industry
Changing your career to ICT
Increasing your earning capability in your chosen field.
Giving your career a boost.
Being recognized globally in IT by getting IT certifications
Securing your future
Wants to start your own ICT business.
Increase in professional development.
Improving your technical skills.
Moving faster than your peers in ICT.

If you need this CD send an e mail to Kenneth@gsmusersforum.com
more ICT empowerment info at www.gsmusersforum.com