1.PROJECT NAME: TELECOMMUNICATIONS BASED
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
2.A
FEW
KEYWORD:
THIS
ADVANCED
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO REPLACE THE
CURRENT MALFUNCTIONING SYSTEM, WHICH IS BASED ON MASS
PRODUCTION AND MASS CONSUMPTION. THE NEW SYSTEM WILL
LEAD TO A WAVE OF REFORMS, WHICH MAY BE COLLECTIVELY
REFERRED TO AS A "DIGITAL REVOLUTION," THAT WILL BROADEN
ECONOMIC FRONTIERS, ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR HIGH-COST
STRUCTURES, REVITALIZE REGIONAL SOCIETIES, AND ENABLE
PEOPLE TO LIVE MORE FREELY AND AFFLUENTLY. THE RECENT
GLOBAL INCREASE IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC
MAIL,
THE
SPREAD
OF
PORTABLE
REMOTE
INFORMATION
TERMINALS SUCH AS MOBILE PHONES, AND THE EMERGENCE OF
GLOBAL MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, NETWORKS
FOR VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY ARE
APPEARING
AND
EXPANDING
AT
A
RATE
THAT
WAS
NOT
FORESEEN.THE NEED TO MAKE A TRANSITION FROM A POSTINDUSTRIAL-REVOLUTION ECONOMIC SOCIETY, WHICH ATTACHED
THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE TO "MASS PRODUCTION AND MASS
CONSUMPTION," TO AN ECONOMIC SOCIETY, WHICH IS BASED ON
THE "CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION" - PROCESSES
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE "DIGITAL REVOLUTION."WE ARE IN THE
MIDST OF A PARADIGM SHIFT THAT WILL CREATE A WHOLE NEW SET
OF VALUES.
WHILE THE EXISTENCE OF INFORMATION DOES NOT NECESSARILY
ENSURE ITS USE, THE REAL VALUE OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM
LIES IN THE SERVICING OF SPECIFIC USER NEEDS. IN ORDER TO
SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND HOIST THE COUNTRY ON THE PATH OF
GREATER
TECHNOLOGICAL
AND
OVERALL
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS CREATE A NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR THE
CITIZENRY,
A
PLANNED
INCREASE
IN
PENETRATION
OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES HAS BEEN SEEN AS A WELCOME
DEVELOPMENT FOR NATIONAL GROWTH.
EVERY HUMAN SOCIETY, FROM THE MOST PRIMITIVE TO THE MOST
ADVANCED, DEPENDS ON SOME FORM OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK. IT WILL BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY GROUP OF
PEOPLE TO DEFINE THEIR COLLECTIVE IDENTITIES OR MAKE
DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR COMMON AND BINDING INTERESTS,
WITHOUT COMMUNICATIONS. COMMUNICATION NETWORKS MAKE
SOCIETY A REALITY.
IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO COOPERATE, TO PRODUCE
AND
EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES,
TO
SHARE
IDEAS
AND
INFORMATION AND TO ASSIST ONE ANOTHER IN TIMES OF NEED.
INDEED, EVERY FACET OF THE BASIC RIGHTS IS DEPENDENT ON
TELECOMMUNICATION. SUCH BASIC RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AS
THE RIGHT TO LIFE, THE RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTY AND
DIGNITY, THE RIGHT TO FREE EXPRESSION AND INFORMATION AND
THE RIGHT TO FREE MOVEMENT, ALL OF WHICH ENHANCE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE INDIVIDUAL, ARE FACILITATED BY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVE THE PROCESS BY WHICH
MESSAGES ARE SENT ACROSS THE GLOBE THROUGH THE USE OF THE
COMPUTER, TELEPHONE LINE AND A MODEM. UNLIKE THE FAX
SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS ONE PAGE OF TEXT TO BE TRANSMITTED
AT A TIME, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION FACILITY ALLOWS
SEVERAL PAGES TO BE PROCESSED OFF-LINE AND THROUGH A
SINGLE DIALING, IT ALLOWS THESE SEVERAL PAGES OF MESSAGES
TO BE TRANSMITTED TO A GATEWAY WHERE THEY CAN BE
DISTRIBUTED TO THEIR VARIOUS DESTINATIONS.
FURTHERMORE, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INVOLVES ANY OF
SEVERAL FORMS OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN TWO OR
MORE COMPUTERS THROUGH ANY OF SEVERAL METHODS OF
INTERCONNECTION SUCH AS TELEPHONE LINE, OPTICAL FIBER,
SATELLITE OR RADIO. THIS COMMUNICATION MODE IS RAPIDLY
SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS A FAST, RELIABLE AND IN
MOST APPLICATIONS, AN INEXPENSIVE FORM OF COMMUNICATION.
IT IS FAST AND INEXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT CAN USE EXISTING PUBLIC
TELEPHONE
LINES,
A
DEDICATED
(LEASED)
LINE
OR
VIA
MICROWAVE RADIO FREQUENCY.
3.IBADAN,OYO STATE,NIGERIA.
4.CENTRE FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE.
5.PRIVATE INSTITUTION.
6.NAME;WASIU SAKA
ADDRESS:28 SAKA AREMU’S HOUSE OPPOSITE WAEC OFFICE
IJOKODO,IBADAN.OYO STATE,NIGERIA.
EMAIL;laredo2uk@yahoo.com
7.WEB ADDRESS:NIL,I AUTHORISE THE FMD TO THE TREATMENT OF
MY PERSONAL DATA
8.ICT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
9. THE PROMOTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS BASED
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
IN
THE
NIGERIA’S
ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY.
10. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REFERS TO THE TRANSLATION OF
RESEARCH RESULTS INTO GOODS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS
IMPROVEMENT ON EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES BASED ON COST AND
EFFECTIVE EVALUATION.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE BECOME CRITICAL FACTORS OF
ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT.
THROUGH
THEIR
APPLICATION, IT HAS BECOME POSSIBLE TO HARNESS THE FORCES
OF NATURE AND TO TRANSFORM THE RAW MATERIAL RESOURCES
WITH WHICH NATURE ENDOWS MAN INTO GOODS AND SERVICES
FOR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. INDEED, THE EXTENT TO WHICH A
NATION IS COMMITTED TO THIS AWARENESS AND INTEGRATES
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE INTO THE SOCIO-CULTURAL
ACTIVITIES OF ITS PEOPLE MARKS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DEVELOPED, DEVELOPING AND UNDER-DEVELOPED NATIONS. THE
DEVELOPED WORLD HAS ATTAINED TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTRY,
BY EXPLOITING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE WEALTH,
SAVE HUMAN ENERGY AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SERVICES. A
COUNTRY LIKE JAPAN WHICH HAS VERY LITTLE NATURAL
RESOURCES BUT DEPENDS ON IMPORTATION OF RAW MATERIALS
FROM OTHER COUNTRIES HAS, THROUGH EFFICIENT APPLICATION
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORMED THESE MATERIALS
INTO GOODS AND SERVICES AND NOW DOMINATE WORLD MARKETS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HAVE
ECONOMIES WHICH ARE VERY DEPENDENT ON THE INDUSTRIALIZED
WORLD, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ON THEIR OWN BEEN ABLE TO
ADEQUATELY USE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLOIT THEIR
NATURAL RESOURCES. THEY POSSESS ABUNDANT RESOURCES BUT
LACK ADEQUATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW-HOW TO
TRANSFORM THEM INTO GOODS AND SERVICES.
INFORMATION LITERACY EDUCATION FOR THE ENTIRE POPULATION
AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
OF
THE
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE
ADVANCED
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY: WE INTEND TO WORK
TOWARD THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
ALLOWS
EVERYONE TO LEARN BASIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SKILLS
AND TO PROMOTE THE
EDUCATION
OF
SPECIALIZED
PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
ADVANCED INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY.
WITH RESPECT TO THE LATTER, WHILE IT IS IMPORTANT TO
IMPROVE OPERATING AND APPLICATION SKILLS FOR COMPUTERS
AND OTHER INFORMATION DEVICES, A CORRECT UNDERSTANDING
OF THE RULES REGARDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS,
SECURITY, AND OTHER ISSUES IS ALSO VITAL IN AN ADVANCED
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SOCIETY.
IMPROVEMENTS IN INFORMATION LITERACY MUST BE POSSIBLE FOR
ALL PEOPLE, AND MUST BE PROMOTED FROM SEVERAL POINTS
OF VIEW, BY MEANS OF THE FOLLOWING POLICIES.
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT IN SCHOOLS,
INCLUDING INTERNET ACCESS: AS PART OF AN EDUCATION AIMED
AT
DEVELOPING
ROUNDED
PERSONALITIES,
LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES TAILORED TO THE CHARACTER OF EACH CHILD
SHOULD
BE
PROVIDED
AND
GREATER
CREATIVITY,
ACTIVE
THOUGHT, AND EXPRESSION SKILLS SHOULD BE CULTIVATED
THROUGH APPROPRIATE USE OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER DEVICES,
THE INTERNET AND OTHER NETWORKS, DATABASES, AND OTHER
TOOLS IN KEEPING UP WITH THE PROGRESS OF AN ADVANCED
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY. CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING THE USE OF INTERNET-CONNECTED
COMPUTERS IN PRIMARY AND JUNIOR-HIGH SCHOOLS. PROMOTE AN
EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT USES THESE TOOLS, AND BY ENRICHING
INFORMATION EDUCATION IN THIS WAY, FOSTER THE CORPS OF
SKILLED PEOPLE WHO WILL SUPPORT COMING GENERATIONS.
FURTHER ENHANCE EDUCATION METHODOLOGIES AND EXPAND
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION AND
REGIONAL
EDUCATION
ACTIVITIES.IN
THE
AREA
OF
SOCIAL
EDUCATION, MAKE EFFICIENT USE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
AND OTHER NETWORKS TO CREATE FLEXIBLE EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DIVERSE LEARNING NEEDS OF DIFFERENT
REGIONS.
THE
FOLLOWING
TYPES
OF
MEASURES
WILL
BE
COMPREHENSIVELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY PROMOTED.
INSTALLATION OF NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE: IF WE ARE TO
ACCELERATE THE PROMOTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
ADVANCED INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY
FOR THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY, WE MUST BUILD A SOPHISTICATED
DATA
COMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE
CAPABLE
OF
SUPPORTING THE CREATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND SHARING OF
INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE. THIS GOAL CALLS FOR A
SEAMLESS INTERCONNECTED NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE (E.G.
NEXT-GENERATION
NETWORKS,
SYSTEM)
AND
AS
REVOLUTION,"
A
INTERNET
INFRASTRUCTURE,
GLOBAL-REACH
FOUNDATION
AS
WELL
AS
MOBILE
TO
THE
FIBER-OPTIC
COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPORT
THE
CONVERSION
TO
"DIGITAL
DIGITAL
BROADCAST SYSTEMS TO CREATE A "TOTAL DIGITAL NETWORK."
THIS WILL REQUIRE FURTHER TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS. TO
PROMOTE
THE
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
AN
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, WE WILL
GIVE FULL CONSIDERATION TO IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER FEES,
PREVENTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL IMBALANCES, ALLEVIATION OF
VULNERABILITY TO DISASTER, AND EVOLUTION OF TRENDS IN
FOREIGN COUNTRIES. IN PRINCIPLE, THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD
TAKE THE LEAD UNDER CONDITIONS OF FAIR AND EFFECTIVE
COMPETITION. HOWEVER, IN CASES WHERE HUGE INVESTMENTS
EXCEEDING CONVENTIONAL COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS ARE
NEEDED ON SHORT TIME SCALES, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT WILL BE
NECESSARY TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE INVESTMENT. A VARIETY OF
EQUIPMENT WILL BE NECESSARY TO COPE WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF
TERRAIN, SOME OF WHICH ARE PRONE TO DISASTERS, TAKING INTO
ACCOUNT THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CERTAIN
INFRASTRUCTURES, SUCH AS ABOVE-GROUND CABLE OR SATELLITE
CABLES.
HIGH-TECH CRIME COUNTERMEASURES, SECURITY MEASURES, AND
PRIVACY MEASURES: AS WE MOVE TOWARD AN ADVANCED
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SOCIETY
WITH
INCREASED CONVENIENCE IN PRIVATE LIFE, HIGH-TECH CRIMES
THAT
EXPLOIT
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, VIOLATIONS ON PRIVACY,
AND OTHER KINDS OF WRONGDOINGS ARE ALSO INCREASING. TO
ESTABLISH
AN
ADVANCED
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY, WE MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTIONS TO DEAL WITH THIS DARKER SIDE OF TECHNOLOGICAL
PROGRESS, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFETY AND
PRIVACY
PROTECTION
MEASURES
BY
INDUSTRY
AND
THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TYPES OF INFORMATION. THE PREVENTION OF HIGH-TECH
CRIME WAS RECOGNIZED AS A PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TOPIC
BY
ALL
DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES
AT
THE
G8
SUMMIT.
INTERNATIONAL CONCERN IS GROWING, AND THE EU HAS ADOPTED
DIRECTIVES ON PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR THE INFORMATION AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SECTOR.WE
WILL
IMPLEMENT
THE
FOLLOWING RESPONSES TO THESE ISSUES.
SOFTWARE
SUPPLY:
TO
ADVANCE
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN OUR SOCIAL SYSTEM, WE MUST IMPROVE
HARDWARE PERFORMANCE AND SECURE AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF
HIGH-QUALITY SOFTWARE. THE CREATION OF AN EVEN WIDER
RANGE OF SOFTWARE THAN THAT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IS ALSO
ESSENTIAL, BECAUSE OF THE DIFFUSION OF INFORMATION AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTO ALL CORNERS OF SOCIETY. IN ORDER
TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STRIVE TO
DEVELOP A SOFTWARE INDUSTRY THAT SUPPLIES A DIVERSE RANGE
OF ADVANCED SOFTWARE.
ENRICHMENT OF DIGITAL CONTENT: THE EXPLOSIVE EXPANSION OF
THE INTERNET AND THE INCREASE IN THENUMBER OF CHANNELS
AVAILABLE THROUGH DIGITAL BROADCASTING, ALONG WITH THE
GROWTH
IN
DIVERSIFIED,
LARGE-CAPACITY
MEDIA
FOR
AN
ADVANCED INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY,
HAS
CREATED
QUALITATIVE
A
GREATER
ENRICHMENT
NEED
OF
FOR
QUANTITATIVE
CONTENT.
TO
AND
ACHIEVE
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ENRICHMENT OF CONTENT, WE
NEED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PROTECTION OF AUTHORS' RIGHTS
AND EXISTING COPYRIGHTS WHILE ALLOWING SMOOTH ACCESS,
THEREBY PROMOTING RE-USE AND MULTIFACETED USE OF EXISTING
CONTENT. TO ENSURE A DIVERSE SUPPLY OF CONTENT, WE MUST
ALSO
DEVELOP
MULTIMEDIA
SPECIALISTS
AND
CREATE
AN
ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO THE PRODUCTION OF CONTENT.
MOREOVER, MUST ESTABLISH CONTENT PRODUCTION AND USAGE
SYSTEMS AIMED AT YOUTH EDUCATION.
ASSURANCE OF INTEROPERABILITY AND INTERCONNECTIVITY: THE
ASSURANCE OF INTEROPERABILITY AND INTERCONNECTIVITY FOR
A VARIETY OF DEVICES AND SYSTEMS IS THE BASIS OF EFFICIENT
PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL AND SPECIFIC TASKS BY CORPORATE
AND
INDIVIDUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
USERS
VIA
NETWORKS
-
INFORMATION
HENCE
THE
AND
GROWING
SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ISSUE. APART FROM PUBLIC STANDARDS,
OTHER
STANDARDS
IN
THE
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR EXIST AS DE FACTO STANDARDS
CREATED BY MAJOR BODIES SUCH AS PRIVATE CONSORTIUMS AND
INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES. WE NEED TO EXAMINE OUR RESPONSE TO
THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS. WE MUST CONSIDER WAYS OF IMPROVING
CONVENIENCE NOT ONLY FOR PROVIDERS OF THE SYSTEM AND
SERVICES BUT FOR USERS, EMPHASIZING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN
AN OPEN INTERFACE WHILE CONFORMING TO THE STANDARDS SET
BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS
ITU AND ISO. WE MUST ALSO ENCOURAGE THE SWIFT AND SMOOTH
PUBLIC ADOPTION OF DE FACTO STANDARDS BY PROMOTING
INTEROPERABILITY AND INTERCONNECTIVITY THROUGH PRIVATE
AND PUBLIC COOPERATION.
11.YES,SINCE 2ND MARCH,2011.
12.0(12.1)BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES: I) INCREASING THE USE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN
GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION:
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN EVERY
FIELD OF GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION WILL RESULT IN THE
REFORM NOT ONLY OF GOVERNMENT WORK AND ACTIVITIES BUT
ALSO OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE NIGERIAN PEOPLE.
I)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CULTURE AND
SPORTS
SECTORS:
IN
RESPONSE
TO
THE
GROWTH
AND
DIVERSIFICATION IN CULTURAL INTERESTS AMONG THE JAPANESE
PEOPLE, ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH INFORMATION ON
CULTURAL ASSETS, WORKS OF ART, LOCAL CULTURE AND
PERFORMING ARTS BECOMES EASIER TO ACCESS FROM WITHIN AND
OUTSIDE JAPAN. AT THE SAME TIME, STRIVE TO CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT THAT MEETS THE EXPECTATIONS OF A POPULATION
DEMANDING THE DIVERSIFICATION AND GROWTH OF ITS SPORTS
ACTIVITIES.
III)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE RESEARCH SECTOR
(INCLUDING
ACADEMIC
RESEARCH):TO
ENABLE
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR JAPAN IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED TO
ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY THAT
SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
FORMATION. IN ADDITION, TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC INFORMATION
FOR
RESEARCHERS
AT
UNIVERSITIES
BOTH
QUICKLY
AND
ACCURATELY AND TO PLAN FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH
INFORMATION BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS, A DRIVE TO
ENSURE
THAT
BASIC
ACADEMIC
INFORMATION
IS
WELL
INFORMATION
AND
MAINTAINED IS CRUCIAL.
IV)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND
WELFARE: IN A LOW-GROWTH SOCIETY WITH FEWER BIRTHS AND AN
AGING POPULATION, IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICES IN SECTORS
RELATED TO PEOPLE'S LIFESTYLES, HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND
WELFARE
WILL
BE
PROMOTED
THROUGH
ACTIVE
USE
OF
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, HELPING
TO CREATE A SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL JAPANESE ARE ABLE TO ENJOY
THE BENEFITS OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
V)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES
TRANSPORTATION,
VEHICLE
AND
INFORMATION
IN
SECTORS:
THE
AND
ROAD,
ESTABLISH
AN
INTEGRATED ROAD AND VEHICLE SYSTEM USING LEADING-EDGE
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, AND
STRIVE TO PROMOTE THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM (ITS),
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SOCIOECONOMIC
IMPACT BY ALLEVIATING ROAD TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, INCLUDING
CONGESTION, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE,
AS WELL AS IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF DISTRIBUTION AND
ENABLING THE CREATION OF NEW INDUSTRIES.
VI) INCREASINGUSE OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR: TAKE STEPS TO IMPROVE THE
CONVENIENCE, SAFETY, AND EFFICIENCY OF PASSENGER AND
CARGO
TRANSPORTATION,
USING
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE
CONVENIENCE
OF
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS
BY
PROMOTING THE INTRODUCTION OF MULTI-PURPOSE ELECTRONIC
TICKETS WHICH USE WIRELESS IC CARDS.
VII)
INCREASING
THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
USE
OF
TECHNOLOGIES
INFORMATION
IN
THE
AND
DISASTER
PREVENTION AND METEOROLOGY SECTORS: CONSTRUCTION OF AN
ADVANCED
DISASTER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PREVENTION
SYSTEM
WILL
INFORMATION
LINK
AND
GOVERNMENT,
MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ENTITIES, AND THE PUBLIC AND ENABLE THE
RAPID GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION ALLOWING
PEOPLE TO LIVE AT EASE.
VIII)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SECTOR: BY APPLYING INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES, PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
OF AN ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM FOR
MONITORING
AND
FORECASTING
CHANGES
IN
THE
GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT, AND IN SO DOING, EXPAND COLLECTION, ANALYSIS,
AND
DISTRIBUTION OF
INFORMATION RELATED
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
TO
GLOBAL
IX)
INCREASING
THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
EMPLOYMENT
USE
OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES
SECTOR:
USING
IN
THE
LABOR
INFORMATION
AND
AND
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, WE WILL PROVIDE THE
PUBLIC WITH TIMELY INFORMATION ON WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND
OFFERS AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF RESULTSDRIVEN, EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SKILLS AND
COMPREHENSIVE PROMOTION OF LABOR-RELATED INFORMATION.
TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF COMMUTING AND CREATE A MORE
RELAXED LIFESTYLE AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE MEN AND
WOMEN HAVE MORE TIME TO REAR THEIR CHILDREN, WE ARE
CONDUCTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRIALS INVOLVING VARIOUS
TELECOMMUTING METHODS TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO WORK AT HOME
OR AT SATELLITE OFFICES NEAR HOMES.
X) PROMOTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RECIPROCAL USE OF A
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS): GIS OFFERS GREAT
POTENTIAL FOR APPLICATIONS IN MANY AREAS, INCLUDING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PLANS,
ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES,
CONSERVATION,
DISASTER
PREVENTION,
EMERGENCY
WELFARE,
MEDICAL
AND
CRISIS
MANAGEMENT. WE WILL PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND JOINT
USE OF A GIS THROUGH CLOSE COORDINATION AND LINKAGE OF
THE GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ENTITIES AND THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
12.1PROBLEMS:
I)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION: INCREASING THE USE OF INFORMATION AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
IN
EVERY
FIELD
OF
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION WILL RESULT IN THE REFORM NOT
ONLY OF GOVERNMENT WORK AND ACTIVITIES BUT ALSO OF
GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
AND
WILL
CONTRIBUTE
TO
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE NIGERIAN PEOPLE.
I)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CULTURE AND
SPORTS
SECTORS:
IN
RESPONSE
TO
THE
GROWTH
AND
DIVERSIFICATION IN CULTURAL INTERESTS AMONG THE JAPANESE
PEOPLE, ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH INFORMATION ON
CULTURAL ASSETS, WORKS OF ART, LOCAL CULTURE AND
PERFORMING ARTS BECOMES EASIER TO ACCESS FROM WITHIN AND
OUTSIDE JAPAN. AT THE SAME TIME, STRIVE TO CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT THAT MEETS THE EXPECTATIONS OF A POPULATION
DEMANDING THE DIVERSIFICATION AND GROWTH OF ITS SPORTS
ACTIVITIES.
III)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE RESEARCH SECTOR
(INCLUDING
ACADEMIC
RESEARCH):TO
ENABLE
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR JAPAN IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED TO
ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY THAT
SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
FORMATION. IN ADDITION, TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC INFORMATION
FOR
RESEARCHERS
AT
UNIVERSITIES
BOTH
QUICKLY
AND
ACCURATELY AND TO PLAN FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH
INFORMATION BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS, A DRIVE TO
ENSURE
THAT
BASIC
ACADEMIC
INFORMATION
IS
WELL
INFORMATION
AND
MAINTAINED IS CRUCIAL.
IV)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND
WELFARE: IN A LOW-GROWTH SOCIETY WITH FEWER BIRTHS AND AN
AGING POPULATION, IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICES IN SECTORS
RELATED TO PEOPLE'S LIFESTYLES, HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND
WELFARE
WILL
BE
PROMOTED
THROUGH
ACTIVE
USE
OF
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, HELPING
TO CREATE A SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL JAPANESE ARE ABLE TO ENJOY
THE BENEFITS OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
V)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES
TRANSPORTATION,
VEHICLE
AND
INFORMATION
IN
SECTORS:
THE
AND
ROAD,
ESTABLISH
AN
INTEGRATED ROAD AND VEHICLE SYSTEM USING LEADING-EDGE
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, AND
STRIVE TO PROMOTE THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM (ITS),
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SOCIOECONOMIC
IMPACT BY ALLEVIATING ROAD TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, INCLUDING
CONGESTION, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE,
AS WELL AS IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF DISTRIBUTION AND
ENABLING THE CREATION OF NEW INDUSTRIES.
VI) INCREASINGUSE OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR: TAKE STEPS TO IMPROVE THE
CONVENIENCE, SAFETY, AND EFFICIENCY OF PASSENGER AND
CARGO
TRANSPORTATION,
USING
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE
CONVENIENCE
OF
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS
BY
PROMOTING THE INTRODUCTION OF MULTI-PURPOSE ELECTRONIC
TICKETS WHICH USE WIRELESS IC CARDS.
VII)
INCREASING
THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
USE
OF
TECHNOLOGIES
INFORMATION
IN
THE
AND
DISASTER
PREVENTION AND METEOROLOGY SECTORS: CONSTRUCTION OF AN
ADVANCED
DISASTER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PREVENTION
SYSTEM
WILL
INFORMATION
LINK
AND
GOVERNMENT,
MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ENTITIES, AND THE PUBLIC AND ENABLE THE
RAPID GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION ALLOWING
PEOPLE TO LIVE AT EASE.
VIII)
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SECTOR: BY APPLYING INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES, PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
OF AN ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM FOR
MONITORING
AND
FORECASTING
CHANGES
IN
THE
GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT, AND IN SO DOING, EXPAND COLLECTION, ANALYSIS,
AND
DISTRIBUTION OF
INFORMATION RELATED
TO
GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
IX)
INCREASING
THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
EMPLOYMENT
USE
OF
TECHNOLOGIES
SECTOR:
USING
INFORMATION
IN
THE
LABOR
INFORMATION
AND
AND
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, WE WILL PROVIDE THE
PUBLIC WITH TIMELY INFORMATION ON WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND
OFFERS AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF RESULTSDRIVEN, EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SKILLS AND
COMPREHENSIVE PROMOTION OF LABOR-RELATED INFORMATION.
TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF COMMUTING AND CREATE A MORE
RELAXED LIFESTYLE AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE MEN AND
WOMEN HAVE MORE TIME TO REAR THEIR CHILDREN, WE ARE
CONDUCTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRIALS INVOLVING VARIOUS
TELECOMMUTING METHODS TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO WORK AT HOME
OR AT SATELLITE OFFICES NEAR HOMES.
X) PROMOTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RECIPROCAL USE OF A
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS): GIS OFFERS GREAT
POTENTIAL FOR APPLICATIONS IN MANY AREAS, INCLUDING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PLANS,
ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES,
CONSERVATION,
DISASTER
PREVENTION,
EMERGENCY
WELFARE,
MEDICAL
AND
CRISIS
MANAGEMENT. WE WILL PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND JOINT
USE OF A GIS THROUGH CLOSE COORDINATION AND LINKAGE OF
THE GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ENTITIES AND THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
12.1PROBLEMS: ORGANISATIONAL PROBLEMS WERE NOT THE ONLY
ONE
THAT
RETARDED
TELECOMMUNICATION
DEVELOPMENT
EFFORTS IN NIGERIA. OTHERS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING DESERVE
SPECIAL MENTION:
a. THE PLANNED OBJECTIVE COULD NOT ALWAYS BE ACHIEVED
DUE
MAINLY
TO
SHORTAGE
OF
FUNDS,
INADEQUATE
EXECUTIVE TECHNICAL MANPOWER AND UNCOORDINATED
PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
b. RAPID ADVANCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IS MAKING THE
PROCUREMENT OF SPARE PARTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF
EXISTING SYSTEMS A COSTLY UNDERTAKING AS THESE WERE
THEN OBTAINABLE FROM FEWER SOURCES THAN BEFORE.
c. LACK OF EQUIPMENT STANDARDISATION WHICH CREATED
PROBLEMS OF SPARE PARTS STOCKING.
d. THE INADEQUACY OF THE TARIFF, AT TIMES, HAS MADE
GENERATION OF REVENUE TO CATER FOR RECURRENT
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURE
AND
FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT
DIFFICULT.
e. LACK OF FUTURE PLAN, INFORMATION AND NEEDS FROM
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS.
f. LACK OF CO-ORDINATION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL PLANNING.
g. POORLY
DEFINED
AND
DISCONTINUOUS
POLICIES
ON
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
THE NET EFFECT OF THESE PROBLEMS WAS CONSTANT FAILURE TO
ATTAIN PLANNED TARGETS AND POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNDERTAKING IN THE COUNTRY.
I.
12.2SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC
STRUCTURAL REFORM: THE CREATION OF AN ADVANCED
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY WILL
CHANGE THE STRUCTURE OF THE NIGERIA ECONOMY. THE
CHANGES WILL AFFECT THE PRODUCTIVITY OF INDUSTRIES
AND
ORGANIZATIONAL
RATIONALIZATION
OF
STRUCTURES,
DISTRIBUTION,
FACILITATE
AND
THE
IMPROVE
EFFICIENCY IN BROKERAGE AND SIMILAR BUSINESSES. THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WHICH REDUCES
INTERNATIONAL
BORDERS
THROUGH
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS WILL
PROMOTE GLOBAL ECONOMIC COMPETITION AND LEAD TO
ECONOMIC STRUCTURAL REFORMS NOT ONLY IN NIGERIA, BUT
ALSO INTERNATIONALLY.
II.
A STANDARD OF LIVING THAT ALLOWS THE NIGERIA PEOPLE
TO ENJOY TRUE AFFLUENCE: THE CREATION OF AN ADVANCED
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY WILL
TRANSFORM OUR LIFE. GREATER SPEED AND IMPROVED
EFFICIENCY IN TRANSACTIONS WILL LOWER SOCIAL COSTS,
INCREASE
REAL
INCOME
BY
CORRECTING
HIGH-COST
STRUCTURES, REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF DAILY STRESS,
AND IMPROVE THE CONVENIENCE OF DAILY LIFE.
III.
REALIZATION OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF LIFESTYLES AND
FORMATION OF NEW COMMUNITIES: GROWING INFORMATION
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS WILL ENCOURAGE
THE FORMATION OF A NEW TYPE OF COMMUNITY, ONE THAT
TRANSCENDS TRADITIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND
ENCOURAGES NEW KINDS OF HUMAN RELATIONS. THE
CHANGES
WILL
ALSO
INCREASE
THE
FEASIBILITY
OF
TELECOMMUTING, ALLOW CONSUMPTION ACTIVITIES TO BE
CONDUCTED THROUGH THE INTERNET WITHOUT CONSUMERS
LEAVING THEIR HOMES, AND OPEN UP A WIDE RANGE OF
LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO SATISFY A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUAL
IDEALS.
IV.
DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INDUSTRIES:
STRATEGIC
INDUSTRIES
OF
THE
NEXT
GENERATION: THE APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
IN MANY AREAS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WILL EXPAND AND
INCREASE
IN
SOPHISTICATION.
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP TO MEET EVER-INCREASING DEMAND WHILE THE
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INDUSTRIES
CONTINUE THEIR RAPID GROWTH, CONSOLIDATING THEIR
ROLES AS LEADING INDUSTRIES IN THE NEW ECONOMY. NEW
INDUSTRIES WILL ARISE IN VARIOUS AREAS PERIPHERAL TO
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY,
CREATING NEW JOBS.
V.
CHANGE IN SOCIAL STRUCTURE ON A NATIONWIDE SCALE: THE
CREATION
OF
AN
ADVANCED
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY IS EXPECTED TO ENCOURAGE
THE SELF-RELIANCE OF REGIONAL AREAS AND TO ALLOW
POPULATION AND FUNCTIONS TO DIFFUSE FROM MAJOR
METROPOLITAN AREAS TOWARD REGIONAL AREAS.
FURTHER PROGRESS IN GLOBALIZATION: GLOBAL NETWORKS WILL
ENABLE
BORDERLESS
TRANSACTIONS
TO
BE
CONDUCTED
INSTANTANEOUSLY, TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC STRUCTURES. SUCH NETWORKS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE
TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN
VARIOUS SPHERES, FURTHER ACCELERATING GLOBALIZATION.
i) 13.0(13.1)ACHIEVEMENT OF MY PROJECT: ACTIVITIES AIMED AT
CONSTRUCTING
A
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
GLOBAL
INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE:
GIVEN
AND
THAT
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLAY A VITAL
ROLE
IN
REALIZING
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC
AND
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, AND IN RESPONDING TO GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS,
ALL
NATIONS
HAVE
IMPLEMENTED MEASURES AIMED AT CREATING AN ADVANCED
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY.
ii) NEED FOR GLOBAL COMMITMENT: TO REALIZE A TRULY
GLOBAL INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY,
LEVELS OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MUST
BE IMPROVED IN BOTH ADVANCED AND DEVELOPING NATIONS.
TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, THE GOVERNMENTS OF ADVANCED
NATIONS MUST DEVISE APPROPRIATE COOPERATION POLICIES.
WE MUST AIM TO BUILD AN OPEN, SEAMLESS INFORMATION
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, WHICH ALLOWS THE
INTERNATIONAL
INTERCONNECTION
OF
DIVERSE
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMINALS AND
NETWORKS AND ENABLES THE USE OF VARIOUS INFORMATION
AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES. EACH COUNTRY MUST
DEVELOP ITS DOMESTIC POLICIES BASED ON A COMMON
GLOBAL VISION. WE MUST CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM
FOR SMOOTH POLICY COOPERATION AND INFORMATION
EXCHANGE,
WHICH
ENCOMPASSES
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ITU AND ISO. SPECIFICALLY, WE
SHOULD PROMOTE PRIVATE-SECTOR INVESTMENT, BROADER
SCOPE FOR FREE COMPETITION, AND THE REVISION OF
REGULATIONS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF TECHNICAL
INNOVATION.
iii) IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT PROJECTS: IN ADDITION TO
DEBATE IN INTERNATIONAL FORA FOCUSING ON RULEMAKING, THE G8, APEC, AND APT ARE IMPLEMENTING
INTERNATIONAL JOINT PROJECTS AIMED AT PROMOTING
DEVELOPMENTS
COMMERCE
SUCH
AND
THE
AS
INTERNATIONAL
CONSTRUCTION
OF
ELECTRONIC
A
GLOBAL
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE,
AND IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS. WE NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN
THESE
PROJECTS,
ACCUMULATING
KNOWLEDGE
IN
THE
PROCESS.
iv) PROMOTION OF COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST HIGH-TECH
CRIMES - EFFORTS LED BY G8 INITIATIVE: THE DEVELOPMENT
OF GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORKS MEANS THAT PREVENTION
MEASURES AGAINST HIGH-TECH CRIMES BY ONE COUNTRY
ALONE ARE NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. AS INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION IS NECESSARY, JAPAN NEEDS TO BECOME
INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
 ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN DEBATES ON THE NATURE OF
COOPERATION IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL -INVESTIGATIONS
AND COOPERATION BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATIONS.
 PROMOTION
OF
DIALOGUE
BETWEEN
INDUSTRIES
AND
GOVERNMENTS REGARDING HIGH-TECH-CRIME PREVENTION
MEASURES
THAT
DEVELOPMENT
WILL
OF
AN
CONTRIBUTE
ADVANCED
TO
THE
POSITIVE
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY.
13.2HOW
MANY
USERS
MONTHLY:1.TRAINED
INTERACTS
CORE
WITH
SOFTWARE
MY
PROJECT
DEVELOPER-100
PEOPLE,2.STUDENT UNDRGOING TRAINING-500,OTHER SOFTWARE
DEVELOPERS UNGERGOING TRAINING THROUGH THE CLOUD-1250
AND CORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPED-80
PROJECTION FOR 3-6YEARS
1.
CORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER-15,000 PEOPLE, .STUDENT
UNDRGOING
TRAINING-22,000,OTHER
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPERS UNGERGOING TRAINING THROUGH THE
CLOUD-8000
AND
CORE
MSC/PHD
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPED-(420/1300)
13.3EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING SERVICES: INCREASING
THE USE OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE RESEARCH SECTOR (INCLUDING
ACADEMIC
RESEARCH):TO
ENABLE
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR JAPAN IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED
TO
ENCOURAGE
DEVELOPMENT
OF
THE
SCIENTIFIC
TECHNOLOGY THAT SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR
HUMAN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL FORMATION. IN ADDITION,
TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC INFORMATION FOR RESEARCHERS
AT UNIVERSITIES BOTH QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY AND TO
PLAN FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH INFORMATION
BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS, A DRIVE TO ENSURE
THAT BASIC ACADEMIC INFORMATION IS WELL MAINTAINED
IS CRUCIAL.
13.4 PROFESSIONAL,CHILDREN AND YOUTH: INCREASING THE USE OF
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
RESEARCH SECTOR (INCLUDING ACADEMIC RESEARCH):TO ENABLE
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR JAPAN IN THE FUTURE, WE
NEED
TO
ENCOURAGE
DEVELOPMENT
OF
THE
SCIENTIFIC
TECHNOLOGY THAT SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL FORMATION. IN ADDITION, TO PROVIDE
ACADEMIC INFORMATION FOR RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITIES
BOTH QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY AND TO PLAN FOR THE
DISSEMINATION OF SUCH INFORMATION BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND
OVERSEAS,
A
DRIVE
TO
ENSURE
THAT
BASIC
ACADEMIC
INFORMATION IS WELL MAINTAINED IS CRUCIAL.
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND
WELFARE: IN A LOW-GROWTH SOCIETY WITH FEWER BIRTHS AND AN
AGING POPULATION, IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICES IN SECTORS
RELATED TO PEOPLE'S LIFESTYLES, HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND
WELFARE
WILL
BE
PROMOTED
THROUGH
ACTIVE
USE
OF
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, HELPING
TO CREATE A SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL JAPANESE ARE ABLE TO ENJOY
THE BENEFITS OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
INCREASING
THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
USE
OF
TECHNOLOGIES
INFORMATION
IN
THE
AND
ROAD,
TRANSPORTATION,
AND
VEHICLE
SECTORS:
ESTABLISH
AN
INTEGRATED ROAD AND VEHICLE SYSTEM USING LEADING-EDGE
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, AND
STRIVE TO PROMOTE THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM (ITS),
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SOCIOECONOMIC
IMPACT BY ALLEVIATING ROAD TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, INCLUDING
CONGESTION, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE,
AS WELL AS IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF DISTRIBUTION AND
ENABLING THE CREATION OF NEW INDUSTRIES.
INCREASINGUSE OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN
THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR: TAKE STEPS TO IMPROVE THE
CONVENIENCE, SAFETY, AND EFFICIENCY OF PASSENGER AND
CARGO
TRANSPORTATION,
USING
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE
CONVENIENCE
OF
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS
BY
PROMOTING THE INTRODUCTION OF MULTI-PURPOSE ELECTRONIC
TICKETS WHICH USE WIRELESS IC CARDS.
INCREASING
THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
USE
OF
TECHNOLOGIES
INFORMATION
IN
THE
AND
DISASTER
PREVENTION AND METEOROLOGY SECTORS: CONSTRUCTION OF AN
ADVANCED
DISASTER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PREVENTION
SYSTEM
WILL
INFORMATION
LINK
AND
GOVERNMENT,
MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ENTITIES, AND THE PUBLIC AND ENABLE THE
RAPID GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION ALLOWING
PEOPLE TO LIVE AT EASE.
INCREASING
THE
USE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SECTOR: BY APPLYING INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES, PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
OF AN ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM FOR
MONITORING
AND
FORECASTING
CHANGES
IN
THE
GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT, AND IN SO DOING, EXPAND COLLECTION, ANALYSIS,
AND
DISTRIBUTION OF
INFORMATION RELATED
TO
GLOBAL
INFORMATION
AND
IN
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
INCREASING
THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
EMPLOYMENT
USE
OF
TECHNOLOGIES
SECTOR:
USING
THE
LABOR
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, WE WILL PROVIDE THE
PUBLIC WITH TIMELY INFORMATION ON WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND
OFFERS AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF RESULTS-
DRIVEN, EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SKILLS AND
COMPREHENSIVE PROMOTION OF LABOR-RELATED INFORMATION.
TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF COMMUTING AND CREATE A MORE
RELAXED LIFESTYLE AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE MEN AND
WOMEN HAVE MORE TIME TO REAR THEIR CHILDREN, WE ARE
CONDUCTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRIALS INVOLVING VARIOUS
TELECOMMUTING METHODS TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO WORK AT HOME
OR AT SATELLITE OFFICES NEAR HOMES.
PROMOTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RECIPROCAL USE OF A
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS): GIS OFFERS GREAT
POTENTIAL FOR APPLICATIONS IN MANY AREAS, INCLUDING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PLANS,
ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES,
CONSERVATION,
DISASTER
PREVENTION,
EMERGENCY
WELFARE,
MEDICAL
AND
CRISIS
MANAGEMENT. WE WILL PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND JOINT
USE OF A GIS THROUGH CLOSE COORDINATION AND LINKAGE OF
THE GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ENTITIES AND THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
13.5MEASURE(PARAMETER)RESULTS
OF
MY
PROJECT
:
SINCE
EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE OF ANY TELECOMMUNICATION OUTFITS
DEPENDENT
ON
RECOMMENDED
AVAILABILITY
THAT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ALL
OF
FUTURE
PROJECTS
SPARE
PARTS,
IT
INFORMATION
SHOULD
BE
IS
AND
ALIGNED
TO
PROVIDE FOR SPARE-PARTS PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY. IN THIS
RESPECT, EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO BUILD INTO CONTRACT
AGREEMENTS ON IMPORTED TECHNOLOGIES, THE POSSIBILITY OF
NIGERIANS
BEING
TECHNOLOGIES
INVOLVED
ABROAD.
IN
SUCH
THE
ASSEMBLY
INVOLVEMENT
OF
WILL
SUCH
ALLOW
NIGERIANS TO GAIN DETAILED INSIGHT INTO THE INTERNAL
ARRANGEMENTS
AND
WORKING
OF
THE
EQUIPMENT.
THE
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OF ANY FUTURE PROJECT SHOULD BE
CLEARLY ASSIGNED TO NIGERIANS.
THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR EQUIPMENT STANDARDIZATION IN
THE COUNTRY. THIS WILL EASE THE MANUFACTURE OF SPARE
PARTS AND REDUCE MAINTENANCE COST. ALSO MAINTENANCE
PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE TOOLS AND
THEY
SHOULD
BE
LOCATED
SUFFICIENTLY
CLOSE
TO
THE
FACILITIES THEY ARE TO MAINTAIN. THE THIRD IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATION
IN
THE
DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS
IS
THE
AVAILABILITY OF CORE INDUSTRIES FOR THE FABRICATION AND
MANUFACTURE OF EQUIPMENT AND SPARE PARTS.
IN NIGERIA TODAY WE HAVE A FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROMOTING
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY. FOR
THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGICALLY WE MUST ALL
AGREE TO USE THIS GOVERNMENT ORGAN EFFECTIVELY. ALSO THE
UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INDUSTRIES, ENTREPRENEURS
AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS - ALL HAVE A ROLE TO ENSURE THAT
THE
PREREQUISITES
FOR
MEANINGFUL
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTRY.
14.0(14.1)FROM 3-6YEARS
14.2 MORE THAN$500,000.00(USD)
14.3 SPONSORSHIP
14.4YES,SINCE 2013.
15.0(15.1) YES,IT CAN ADAPT AT ANYWHERE.THE PROJECT IS
PURPOSELY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF WEAK UNIVERSITY-
INDUSTRY
LINKAGE,WHICH
HAS
SHIFTED
INNOVATION
AND
COMMERCILIZATION OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH FROM UNIVERSITIES
AND THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRY AND AFRICAN’S TECHNOLOGICAL
ACHIEVEMENT.
1. 15.2 CONDUCT NECESSARY STUDIES ON ISSUES THAT
SHOULD BE RESOLVED AND FORMULATE NECESSARY
MEASURES
TO
ENABLE
THE
FULL-SCALE
IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.
2. ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE USE OF INFORMATION AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
3. PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF INFORMATION
LITERACY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES THAT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF
AN
ADVANCED
INFORMATION
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY.
4. UTILIZING THE VITALITY OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE,
ENCOURAGE
THE
INFORMATION
AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
WIDESPREAD
INSTALLATION
THAT
OF
A
BASIC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
IS
IMPLEMENTATION
CONDUCIVE
OF
TO
ELECTRONIC
COMMERCE
AND
SOPHISTICATED,
MEETS
DIVERSE,
AND
INCREASINGLY
PERSONALIZED
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NEEDS.
YES-WE ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP OTHERS
1. 16.0(16.1) THAT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGY BE
PREMISED ON A STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION THAT ASSIGNS FULL
RESPONSIBILITY TO ZONAL/STATE ADMINISTRATION WORKING
DIRECTLY WITH THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
2. THAT THE SERVICE OBJECTIVE SHALL BE TO PROVIDE OPTIMUM
EFFECTIVE
AND
EFFICIENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES AT THE
LOWEST COST.
3. THAT A UNIFIED OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE PATTERN IN
THE ZONES/STATES SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY THE ISSUANCE
OF
GUIDELINES
FROM
THE
HEADQUARTERS
OF
THE
ADMINISTRATION TO THE ZONES/STATES FOR COMPLIANCE.
4. THAT PERIODIC RETURNS BE MADE AT SPECIFIED TIMES FROM THE
ZONES/STATES TO HEADQUARTERS FOR ANALYSIS AND GENERAL
MANAGEMENT OF OVERALL INFORMATION.
5. THE
HEADQUARTERS
SET
OUT
A
LIST
OF
ACCEPTED
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO WHICH WOULD BE RELATED THE
ANALYSIS OF RETURNS FROM THE ZONES/STATES AS A YARDSTICK
FOR MEASUREMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND GUIDE IN TAKING
DECISION ON IMPROVEMENT.
6. THAT A NETWORK OF MAINTENANCE CENTRES BE SET UP AS THE
MAIN SUPPORT TO OPERATIONAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHICH
IS MAINLY BASED ON REPLACEMENT OF MODULES TO CUT DOWN
ON OUTAGE PERIODS.
7. THAT THERE BE A NATIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTRE AS THE
HIERARCHY,
SUPPORTED
BY
ZONAL/STATE
MAINTENANCE
CENTRES AND MOBILE UNITS FOR PROMPT ATTENTION TO REMOTE
LOCATIONS.
8. THAT
SUPPORT
ADMINISTRATION
SERVICES'
AND
-
(STORES
OPERATIONS
AND
BE
WORKSHOPS)
STRUCTURED
IN
CONFORMITY WITH (1) ABOVE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY FIELD
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE STAFFS.
9. THAT TRAINING IN THE FORM OF APPRECIATION COURSES,
REFRESHER
COURSES,
SKILL
DEVELOPMENT,
SAFETY,
MANAGEMENT, INTRODUCTORY COURSES, ETC., SHOULD BE
INTENSIFIED AND PROGRAMMED TO SUIT OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE NEEDS ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS.
10. THAT RECORDS ARE VITAL OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE
TOOLS, BE THEY PERSONNEL RECORDS, TRAINING RECORDS,
SUBSCRIBERS
RECORDS,
TECHNICAL
HANDBOOK
RECORDS,
EQUIPMENT OR ASSETS' ETC. THE ULTIMATE SHOULD BE A
CENTRALISED COMPUTER RECORD LOCATION FROM WHICH
INFORMATION COULD BE RETRIEVED OR UPDATED ON ANY
SUBJECT MATTER RELATING TO OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.
11. THAT IN ALL THESE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGY
PROCESSES, AUDITING AS A VITAL ORGAN TO CHECK EXCESSES
AND STREAMLINE OPERATIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN COGNISANCE
OF TECHNICAL AUDIT, STORE AUDIT AND PERSONNEL AUDIT
SHALL
BE
UNDERTAKEN
BY
THE
HEADQUARTERS'
TEAM
PERIODICALLY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
12. THAT CUSTOMER SERVICES LOCATIONS AS AN ALL-PURPOSE
CENTRE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SHOULD BE
STRATEGICALLY LOCATED FOR EASY REACH OF THE PUBLIC AT
LARGE.
16.2 IT HAS BEEN ARGUED THAT THE GROWTH OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY COULD FACILITATE AND COMPLICATE THE JOB OF
GOVERNING; FACILITATE BY MAKING AVAILABLE TO DECISION
MAKERS VASTLY EXPANDED RESOURCES OF TIMELY INFORMATION
AND COMPLICATE BY VASTLY EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WHO WOULD BE INFORMED ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES AND WHO
WILL INEVITABLY WANT TO PLAY A ROLE IN DECIDING. HOWEVER,
ANY SEEMING DISADVANTAGE SHOULD BE WEIGHED AGAINST THE
NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES DERIVABLE FROM ITS APPLICATION.
THE
RECENT
COMPETITIVE
ENVIRONMENT
OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS WHICH ALLOWS MORE THAN ONE FIELD
OPERATOR MUST OF NECESSITY ATTRACT STANDARDS AND RULES
OF OPERATION FOR ORDERLINESS, EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY.
THE FLEXIBILITY OF CHOICE OPEN TO CUSTOMERS ALSO CALL FOR A
WIDE INTERCONNECTING BOUNDARY BETWEEN OPERATORS AND A
SPECIFIC LEVEL OF QUALITY OF SERVICE TO BE ATTAINED BY ALL
TO AVOID HARMFUL EFFECTS ON OTHER OPERATORS AND THE
PUBLIC BEING SERVED AT LARGE. THERE IS THEREFORE NEED FOR
AN EFFECTIVE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM IN
THE
STRUCTURAL
FRAME
WORK
OF
MANAGING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
IN
A
LIBERALIZED
ENVIRONMENT.
FURTHERMORE, PENALTIES APPLICABLE TO VIOLATION OF RULES
MUST BE COMMENSURATE AND PROMPTLY APPLIED TO DETER
VIOLATORS. THE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT UNIT COULD BE
STRUCTURED
WITHIN
THE
REGULATORY
INSTITUTION
OR
OTHERWISE, SUCH RESPONSIBILITY COULD BE DEVOLVED ON
EXISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE LAND. THE
INSTRUMENT ESTABLISHING THE REGULATORY INSTITUTION BY
GOVERNMENT WOULD, ALONG WITH THE STATEMENT OF MISSION,
DETERMINE THE POSITION IN THE HIERARCHY OF GOVERNANCE
WHERE
THE
SUPPOSEDLY
AUTONOMOUS
AND
INDEPENDENT
REGULATORY BODY WOULD BE AND AT THE SAME TIME, DEFINE
SPECIFIC ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED WHICH MAY, OR MAY NOT,
INCLUDE
PENALTIES.
ENFORCEMENT
OF
RULES
AND
APPLICATION
OF