Silicon Valley of Nigeria
I believe, that the only way we can bridge the wide gap of development between Nigeria and the developed world is massive investment in Information Communications and Technology (ICT). ICT is a term which addresses the role of unified communication and integration of telecommunication, computers and software. There is vast economic incentives when telephone and computer network are merged in a single unified system. All over the world, ICT is ever present, with almost 4 billion people having access to the internet. Almost everybody, including my mother who cannot read and write has a telephone. As a nation technology and not crude oil remains our saving grace. All the crying, hoping and wishing that something should happened that will trigger a barrel of crude oil to bounce back to over 100 dollars per barrel is merely a wishful thinking. Nigerians especially politicians are so addicted to spending and stealing oil money. Let’s shift our gaze and look elsewhere. Technology will solve the time bomb of massive unemployment staring us in the face. I know Nigerians especially the young boys and girls are bustling with ICT ideas. All the chaps who are engaging in sharp practices are full of ideas which they can use positively. Why do you have to use internet to defraud someone when you can use the same brain and time to develop your idea for legitimate money?
Look at Rwanda, just this last May 2016, they officially opened their own fatlab, where IT ideas can be incubated. Nigeria has no such things.
I hereby announce the formation off the Silicon Valley of Nigeria and I want the Federal, state governments, Venture Capital Organisation, International Agencies to enter into partnership to establish this monumental project. All those interested in partnership with me to bring this project into reality should contact me on my email:successnewsmag@yahoo.co.
My heart cry for the development of this nation. How much have we made from solid minerals? How much money has Ministry of Science and Technology brought in for us? With Silicon Valley of of Nigeria we will use technology to provide solution to the epileptic power supply, oil exploration, efficient health delivery and reforming Nigeria education system.
As it is today, Nigeria is nowhere to be found as far as ICT investment in the world is concerned.For example, money spent on ICT worldwide is estimated at US 4 trillion and will double in the next 12 years. America budgeted over 80 billion dollars annually on ICT. Also corporate organisation are spending a high percentage of their annual budget on ICT. IT cost as a percentage of corporate revenue is now between 50 and 70 percent. ICT developmental index which ranks and compares the level of ICT use and access among nations around the world release by the International Communications Union have Denmark as first, followed by South Korea, and other countries in Europe and America.
In all nations of the world, Information and data use is increasing by leaps and bounds. ICT has become an important milestone of everyday life.
The future of ICT is great.
My initiative of Silicon Valley of Nigeria emphasis the collaboration with the Federal and State Government, Academia, I.T industry, Angel investors/Venture Capital in harnessing and annexing technical talents and information-oriented manpower, as the key driving force in transforming Nigeria from an oil-based economy into a knowledge-based economy. This is the secret of America,Korea, Japan even China and Europe.
Silicon Valley of Nigeria aims at harnessing technical talents and information oriented manpower to wean the Nation from oil-driven economy to a knowledge driven economy.
The primary objective of Silicon Valley of Nigeria is to build Nigeria ICT capacity through developing talents in all facets of technology, developing software, hardware for organisations and technical skills.
We are going to have an information Technology buildings where high speed fibre optic telecommunication backbone and high speed International gateway facility with global integrated communication system with structured cabling system for multimedia application.
Silicon Valley of Nigeria will be Nigeria’s I.T hub and a centre of excellence. It will have ICT University, open space Real Estate development, hotels, vendor support companies for hardware and software, global chips technology, power infrastructure, where there will be no record of power shortage, transport facilities.
It shall be a centre for software, research and development subcontracting for International organisations, Telecommunication companies, finance companies.
All International I.T companies are invited to be part of this phenomenal project.
SIlicon Valley of Nigeria will also set up a business incubator in Silicon Valley California, where we can tap the resource of Africans and black
