SOFTWARE HUMAN CAPITAL:
A PANACEA TO
BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTIONS IN NIGERIA
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Tiamiyu Mubarak Damilare (OCPJP, OCPDBA)
Mobile Software Solutions Limited
AT
3RD Annual ISPON National Software Conference and Competition
Tinapa Knowledge City, Tinapa, Calabar
on
Wednesday 23rd October, 2013.
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Introduction
Definitions
How Sharp is your MIND
The Role of Software Human Capital
Youths: The Fuel We Need
Our Concerns
The Panacea
Conclusion
Dedication
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DEFINITIONS
What is Broadband?
The term broadband refers to the wide bandwidth characteristics of
a transmission medium and its ability to transport multiple signals and traffic
types simultaneously (Wikipedia). Over the years, it has been known as an
ACCESS to “always on” and “fast Internet service”.
What is Software Human Capital?
Software Human capital is the stock of competencies, knowledge, social
and personality attributes, including creativity, embodied in the ability to
perform labour so as to produce economic value from the software industry.
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The benefits of broadband are profound – in opening up young minds to
new horizons through educational technologies, in empowering women to
expand their opportunities through genuine choices, in improving
awareness of hygiene and healthcare and in helping family breadwinners
find work, a better salary or return on their goods
Through broadband, the provision of public services is transformed to
make them global public goods for the global good.
Greater access to the Internet and broadband applications and services
help accelerate achievement of internationally-agreed development goals,
including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
-- The Broadband Commission (a joint initiative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
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How sharp is your MIND?
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SHUFFLING THE CARDS
• The world's yearly usage of data-transfer has more than
doubled between the year 2010 and 2012
• Africa has an Internet penetration of 13.5% which is far below
the world average of 32.7%.
• Nigeria, being the largest black nation in the whole world and
one of the largest economies in Africa, is obviously the next
target of 21st century leading ICT companies in order to push
up Africa’s overall index.
• There are over 6,630,200 Facebook users from Nigeria, which
makes us the 32nd on the Facebook user ranking at the end of
2012.
…..…..That’s big business!!
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What I mean is this!!!
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The Role of Software Human Capital
• Human capacity building remains the core of sustainable national
development of any country.
• A resounding point to note is that all softwares are the products of research
and collaboration of the Peopleware.
• The Peopleware drives the performance of Hardware, Software, Firmware
and Everyware.
• The development, maintenance and upgrade of any SMART SOCIETY cannot
be achieved without a dedicated effort towards building the Software
Human Capital.
• Countries like South Korea, India, Switzerland and Singapore have
displayed great mastery of this strategy and therefore they have been able
to make immense technological progress with little or no natural resources.
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Youth: The Fuel We Need
Youth normally refers to a time of life when someone is neither childhood
nor adulthood, but in-between.
A youth is any member of society who is between the ages of 15 and 34
years
Having understood the major role of Software Human Capital, it is important
to involve the Youth as they constitute about 70% of the active workforce. I
am proud to be ONE of them.
No substantial results can be achieved without a monitored positive
engagement of the youth.
No doubt, the YOUTHFUL SOFTWARE HUMAN CAPITAL is the future of our
SOFTWARE INDUSTRY and the FUEL for the emergence of a SMART SOCIETY.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A YOUTH?
THIS FOLLOWING PICTURE CAN TELL
YOU THAT!!
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“Youths” playing a game.
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Our Concerns
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Poor Educational Curriculum
Too Late Exposure to ICT
Lack of enough Broadband infrastructure
Inadequate Knowledge Hubs
Poor funding and follow-up of indigenous software start-ups
Lack of proper implementation of ICT policy
Corrupt Leadership & Misplaced Priorities
Attitudinal Infection
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The Panacea
• Restructuring the national university Curriculum
• Early Exposure to ICT
• Deregulation / Public Outsourcing
• Ownership
• Rural Connectivity
• Regulations
• Digitizing the Workforce(public sector)
• Attitudinal Rebirth:
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Knowledge and Resource Sharing is key
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CONCLUSION
• I am challenging myself and all of the participants of this noble
conference to move a step ahead.
• Let’s do more than just discussions
• Let’s develop the Software Human Capital at least by starting the
revolution from our various homes.
• Failure to develop our software human capital is tantamount to
“exporting jobs” to foreign developers when the projections meet us in
the face.
REMEMBER!
• A “Smart Society” is a piece of land mass driven by “smart-minded”
people.
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DEDICATED TO THE LOST SOULS OF THE
University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT)
Students (ALUU 4)
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