NCS Mulls Digital Skills For Primary, Secondary Schools 

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) says information technology has become a crucial part of  people’s daily lives, hence, its decision to develop primary and secondary students on digital skills.
The President of NCS, Prof. Adeshina Sodiya, said this in an interview with The Tide’s source  in Abuja, Monday.
Sodiya  said technology is now considered an immeasurable asset in every aspect of human living.
“We will be launching a programme very soon, known as ‘Techminds’, to develop capacity in our kids. We want to start catching them young and let them know that technology is the way to go these days”, he said
According to him, young kids abroad were already exposed to coding and robotics as well as basic technological knowledge.
He said NCS was  doing a lot in trying to develop professionals to support students of tertiary institutions.
“Techminds’ programme would be implemented by state chapters in collaboration with the ministry responsible for Information Technology development.We want the programme to be as practical as possible”, he said.
He said kids in Nigeria are not interested in lectures, but in what they can do with their hands, and added that such was the kind of exposure they want the kids to have.
Sodiya called on corporate organisations and individuals to support the young ones to be able to compete well with their international counterparts.