PROGRAMME DOCUMENT
 PROGRAMME TITLE: National Youth Summit on the
Information Society : NAYSIS
PROGRAMME
SCHEDULES:
PROGRAMME
Location: Continuing Education Centre (CEC)
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
PROGRAMME
DAY:
Sunday !7 MaY, 2009
PROGRAMME TARGET AUDIENCES:
 SPECIFIC AUDIENCES: Scholars and students of the
academic world
 GENERAL AUDIENCES: Educated and Literate Audiences.
 PROGRAMME INTRODUCTION:
The world is witnessing an emergent evolution of the information
society. A period characterized by widespread electronic access to
information and communication technologies (ICTs) through the use of
computer and Internet technology. This dramatic development of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) has revolutionized
the way students and scholars learn, teach and carry – out research.
It has transformed the global economy and heralded a new and
dynamic information society. This emerging information society has
not been accorded greater attention in the country especially at the
tertiary education level in the country. There is therefore the need to
step up the awareness and sensitization on the issues and realities of
the emerging information society in academic communities. This
programme on the subject matter of the information society is
carefully designed to educate and inform stakeholders in tertiary
institution of learning.
 PROGRAMME THEME:
 MAIN THEME:
 Launching Tertiary Institutions Of Learning Into The Emerging
Information Society
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SUB-THEME:
 Building the Foundation for an Information Driven Society in
tertiary institutions level
 PROGRAMME MISSIONSTATEMENT:
 To create an information society in the country’s tertiary
institutions of learning.
 PROGRAMME SOLE PURPOSE:
 To spread the message of the information society for the good of
students and scholars in tertiary institution of learning in the
country.
 PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES; GOALS & TARGETS:
 OVERALL OBJECTIVES; GOALS & TARGETS:
 Promoting The Information Society At The Tertiary Level Of
Education In Nigeria.
 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES; GOALS & TARGETS
 To mark the World Telecommunication and Information
Society Day (WTISD)
 To advance the knowledge of the emerging information
society in tertiary institution of learning.
 To offer stakeholders the opportunities to present ideas,
arguments and positions on the overall effort to create
information society at the tertiary education level.
 To campaign for improved connectivity and access on the
use of ICT by students and scholars in tertiary institutions.
 To actively promote the use of ICTs as a fundamental
workings tools to students and scholars in tertiary
institutions of leaning.
 To inform, educate and enlighten the students and scholars
in tertiary institutions of learning on the subject of the of
information society in the country.
 To be a platform for conversation or exchange of ideas or
information between academia and ICT stakeholder on the
subject of information Society.
 To formulate awareness and consensus on the issues underlying
the theme of the information Societies, Digital Divide and
ICT4D.
 PROGRAMME CONTENTS/TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
 Issues/subjects of the information society for academic
communities.
 PROGRAMME PRESENTER/HOST:
Uche Ugochukwu
President/CEO
Hugtech Information Links (HIL)
 NATURE OF PROGRAMME:
 Interviews
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News
Discussions/Presentations
Audience Participatory and Interactive Medium
Lectures
 ABOUT PROGRAMME ORGANIZATION:
We are an information and communication technologies (ICTs)
organisation founded to promote information society for academic
communities in the country.
 RESOURCE PERSON S/PROGRAMME PERSONALITIES:
 Stakeholders in tertiary institution
 Stakeholders in Information& communication technologies (ICTs)
 General Public
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 BENEFITS OF PROGRAMMES:
Educational
Informative
Inspirational
Entertainment
 PROGRAMME SPONSORS:
 Stakeholders in ICT sector
 Stakeholders in tertiary education
 Others
 REVENUE SOURCE:
 Corporate sponsorship
 Advent & Publicity
 Donations/Grants/Assistance
 PROGRAMME CONTACT ICT:
For further details, please contact,
Uche Ugochukwu
President/CEO
Hugtech Information Links (HIL)
No 13/14 Onuiyi Link Road, Nsukka, Enugu State.
Email: hugtechinfo@yahoo.com
Tel: 0805-441-4589
Website: www.hugtech.blinkweb.com www.hugtech.jimdo.com