{"id":79255,"date":"2014-01-10T04:38:24","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T03:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=79255"},"modified":"2014-01-10T04:38:24","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T03:38:24","slug":"internet-group-urges-dev-of-digital-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=79255","title":{"rendered":"Internet Group Urges Dev Of Digital Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the<br \/>\nNigeria Internet Group, Mr Bayo Banjo, last Monday urged the Federal Government to use Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to develop the country\u2019s digital economy this year.<br \/>\nDigital economy is the global network of economic and social activities that are enabled by ICT, such as the Internet, computer, mobile and sensor networks.<br \/>\nDigital economy implies paying for goods through debit or credit card at stores and receiving pathology results electronically, among others.<br \/>\nBanjo told newsmen in Lagos said that a developed digital economy would make Nigeria one of the 20 most developed economies by 2020.<br \/>\nHe said that the country\u2019s current digital level was still low compared with some other developing countries in Africa such as South Africa and Ghana.<br \/>\nAccording to him, the average Nigerian youth still lacks access to Internet facilities in his place of learning.<br \/>\nHe said that this could deprive Nigeria of a developed digital economy.<br \/>\nBanjo said that a developed digital economy would also bring government closer to the people.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Federal Government should be committed to ensuring that the country is developing on a shared vision for information, communications and technology sector,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nBanjo said that the government should provide ICT facilities in public schools and hospitals to facilitate efficient service delivery.<br \/>\n\u201cThis will make ICT to deliver better services to other sectors,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe said that Nigerian students in public institutions should be able to access Internet within the vicinity of their institutions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79258\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/FRED100114-ICT-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79258\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79258\" alt=\"Out going Commander, 34 Brigade, Maj.-Gen. Modibbo Alkali, inaugurating a class Room Block and ITC Centre at Eleme Army Barracks in Rivers State, yesterday. Photo:NAN\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/FRED100114-ICT-18-300x178.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/FRED100114-ICT-18-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/FRED100114-ICT-18.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-79258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Out going Commander, 34 Brigade, Maj.-Gen. Modibbo Alkali, inaugurating a class Room Block and ITC Centre at Eleme Army Barracks in Rivers State, yesterday. 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