As the report for an emerging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry in Nigeria is being studied by the government, it becomes interesting to follow the imminent convergence of the Communications Technologies (CT) and the Information Technology industry (IT). This was evident at a recent forum organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) where the debate came up. It is against this backdrop that I have decided to point out some of the events, players, stakeholders, organisations that impacted on the Industry positively within 2010 and what 2011 holds for the industry.

In 2010, Nigeria turned 50; it was also a time to review how IT has faired over the past 50 years. Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) under the leadership of Prof.Charles Uwadia took out time to review the impact of Information Technology on national development. At that event, it was agreed that in spite of the daunting challenges the industry has faced over the years, IT which cuts across different areas of the economy, has contributed immensely in national development, be it in education, financial institutions, Medical, Governance, Socially and politically. IT experts also said that more needs to be done.

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