TheMinister
\nof\u00a0Communications Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, said that the Federal Government would launch Information and Communication \u00a0Technology (ICT) class for girls so as to develop their interest in pursuing science-related careers.
\nThe minister disclosed this\u00a0last Tuesday in Abuja at the ongoing 53rd Council Meeting and 11th Annual Conference for Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), tagged \u201cInnovation Through Broadband\u2019\u2019.
\nJohnson\u00a0said that the essence of the programme was to encourage girls to study science-related courses and pursue science-related careers afterwards.
\n\u201cWe need to improve and empower more women in ICT and we have seen a lot women so empowered in developing countries,\u2019\u2019 Johnson said.
\nShe said that the essence of the forum was to ensure the provision of affordable Internet connection\u00a0for the people, adding that there was also the need to empower Nigerian women in ICT usage.
\nThe minister said that rural women could also be exposed to ICT applications, if they were given sound educational opportunities.
\nHowever, Johnson said that the CTO forum was aimed at ensuring that member countries developed themselves in the use of technology by improving their ICT infrastructure to enhance socio-economic development.
\nShe\u00a0said that the forum would be beneficial to Nigeria because \u201cwe are learning from what others are doing to improve on our broadband plans.
\n\u201cICT use leads to improved efficiency, effectiveness and productivity and it also facilitates improvements in the people\u2019s welfare.
\n\u201cGovernment, as the developer and implementer of policy and regulations, plays a critical role in defining and securing the future of its citizens.
\n\u201cA country\u2019s economic and social goals can only be said to have been met when a substantial proportion of its population is included in the benefits that accrue from the successful implementation of its policies,\u2019\u2019 she said.
\nJohnson said that the major challenge facing this year\u2019s CTO forum was how to expand Internet connectivity, while making ICT more accessible and affordable to greater proportions of the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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