CPN tasks media on professionalism in ICT sector
Ladesope Ladelokun
Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria), CPN, has charged media practitioners to highlight the importance of professionalism in the Information and Communication Technology(ICT) sector and the need to register with the council in their reportage.
The President/Chairman-in-Council of CPN, Prof Charles Uwadia made this call at the CPN /media executive forum in Lagos. Uwadia said it was important to determine the standards of knowledge and skills to be attained by those desirous of joining the computing profession with a view to improving their skills.
According to Uwadia, any professional practising without registering with the council will not just be deemed a quack, they would be penalized according to the letters of the law as the CPN has been mandated by law to regulate control and supervise the computing profession and practice in Nigeria.
He explained that the Act mandated the council to regularly publish list of licensed members of the council, noting that anyone whose name is not in the register would be considered a quack.
He further stressed that every registered member would be a beneficiary of benefits that accrue to members of the council.
“Anybody that is part of us will derive the benefit that’s accrued to every member of the council. And anybody that is not part of us and he or she is practising is going against the law of the land and should be penalized accordingly.”
In the same vein, the council’s registrar, Mr Alwell Achumba, said it was important for individuals engaged in IT training, sale or use of computing facilities and provision of services to be licensed by the council, adding that there was a need for a robust relationship between the council and the media to highlight the importance of this.
The CPN is a corporate entity with the responsibility of controlling, supervising and regulating the computing profession in Nigeria. The council is under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Education. The council was established through Act No. 49 of 1993.
