This was the title of the lecture at the sixth inaugural lecture of the University of Lagos,Nigeria delivered by Prof Charles Uwadia,a Professor of Computer sciences with over three decades of teaching and research experience.In an event that saw the who is who in the IT Industry in Nigeria in attendance,Prof Uwadia eloquently took the…
Prof Charles O.Uwadia, National President, Nigeria Computer Society and a Professor of the department of Computer Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria will tomorrow, Wednesday, 13th April, 2011 deliver the sixth inaugural lecture of the University. The Title of his lecture is: Software Systems: The Driving Force behind e-Revolution Venue of the event: Main Auditorium of…
In a latest report from RIM, a new app that provides BlackBerry® smartphone users with an all-in-one integrated and contextual experience as they plan, book, manage and share travel activities quickly and easily, is now available in Kenya and Nigeria. You can download the beta version today from the Test Center category on BlackBerry App…
E-PPAN is set to host the eight edition of the E-PPAN Techno-Interactive Session. Date: 17th of May, 2011 Time: 9am Venue: Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Theme of this edition is: Mobile Payment and the changing financial landscape in Nigeria. The E-PPAN Techno-Interactive Forum is the most significant payment industry event which holds quarterly in…
I got this report that Paul Baran, an engineer who helped create the technical underpinnings for the Arpanet, the government-sponsored precursor to today’s Internet, died Saturday night at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 84. In the early 1960s, while working at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, Calif., Mr. Baran outlined the…
What Other Countries Are Doing UK-The London Internet Exchange (LINX) LINX is one of the world’s largest and oldest Internet exchanges. It is a mutually owned membership association for Internet operators that also represent the interests of its members on public policy matters. LINX has more than 280 members in 40 countries .While most of…
Unistal has appointed Hallmark Solutions as distribution partner in Nigeria. Hallmark will be selling Protegent complete range of products and would be responsible for sales and service support to local users. This alliance will provide Unistal an opportunity to improve access, and allocate additional resources in the region. Unistal is considered as a market leader…
Google is very excited to once again meet with software developers, technology entrepreneurs and marketing professionals in Lagos. G-Nigeria will be a two day event to share Google’s tools for developers, academics and businesses. We have limited seating so register today! Day 1: For Developers May 3rd Ranging from HTML5 to Android, we will have intermediate,…
Introduction With the official commissioning of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) by the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah on 14th February, 2011, it becomes clear that we have finally overcome the barriers of establishing a functional Internet exchange Point. In his remark at the commissioning, the EVC, said that the…
Following a release made available to us by ATCONnews, The Nigerian Communications Commission has said in Abuja that it is ready to partner with the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, ISPON, in the establishment of the national working group on telecommunications software services transactions and billing systems. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr….
CloudCamp is an unconference, where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences,challenges and solutions. At CloudCamp, you are encouraged to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of…
As announced at the DEVCON 2010 ,the BBM (Blackberry Messenger) Social Platform officially goes into public beta. This means that the BlackBerry developer community can now take advantage of the powerful social aspects of the ultra popular BBM service with an active user base of over 35 million and growing. With this beta release, Java…
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) seeks your consent to participate in the Software Development Survey. The Software Development Survey is a research project designed with the primary objective of observing, analyzing and forecasting developments in the Software Industry. Specifically, this particular survey is to determine the factors that shape Software Process Improvement…
Barring any unforeseen, the quartet of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN),Information Security Society of Africa (ISSA), the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and the Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) would all be among the list of high…
UN World Summit Award in collaboration with World Information Technology and Services Alliance, WITSA, and Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, announce call for entries for the WSA Global fame for local e-contents 2011. This is an opportunity to showcase mobile technology content products or services you may have as an individual, partnership or organization,…
Google has announced a $5 million package of grants to African institutions designed to get more people online in Africa. The package includes a number of significant individual grants including a $1,25 million (N195,800,000) grant to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and a US$500,000 grant to the Nigeria ICT forum, amongst others. Housed at…
Research In Motion recently announced BlackBerry® Travel™, a new app that provides BlackBerry® smartphone users with an all-in-one integrated and contextual experience as they plan, book and manage their travels and itineraries while on the go. “The BlackBerry Travel app is set to be the next must-have tool for travelers, offering convenient push notifications and…
Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN) and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) are set to meet with the Presidential aspirants in the coming elections in Nigeria to discuss ICT related issues, remember the two organizations has signed an understanding to collaborate for the growth of the sector. In a press statement jointly…
Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and the BlackBerry® Partners Fund yesterday announced that RIM is making a lead commitment to BlackBerry Partners Fund II, a new US$150 million independent venture capital fund focused exclusively on mobile computing. BlackBerry Partners Fund II is expected to launch in June 2011 and will have a…
Research In Motion(RIM)makers of BlackBerry® has launched a new update to Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones that adds features users have been asking for – including geotagging, which allows users to identify their location with their tweets; new language support; cleaner interfaces; new notifications and more. Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones v1.1 is a beta download available…
BarCamp Lagos, which is one in a series of Barcamp events ,an international organization of unconferences that focus on internet technology and culture known for being democratically run, planned by volunteers, free to attend, and participatory in nature. BarCamp which is known for being an event where geeks of all shapes and sizes can teach,…
The Annual President’s Dinner of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON). will hold on Friday, 25th February, 2011 at the Annex Exployere Restaurant of Federal Palace Hotel (NEW WING). The Chairman of the Occasion is: His Excellency Liyel Imoke the Executive Governor of Cross River State, whose passion for Software Engineering Development and…
Computers are among the three best things there are. Advances in computing technologies have helped slash the cost of processing business orders by well over 90 percent. Using a computer to do banking on the Internet for instance, costs the banking industry less per transaction instead of millions of dollars by traditional methods. IT is…
The traffic situation in Lagos,Nigeria is one social problem that affects every aspect of life in this densely populated city.To help solve this,Traffic.com.ng a traffic monitoring application developed by Nigerian technology innovator to address the traffic situation in the country. The product was featured at the recently concluded Mobile Web West Africa held at Eko…
Do you love solving complex problems? Do you code in your sleep? Are you a student at an African or Arabic university? Are you interested in internships at Google? If so, Code Jam Africa & Arabia is for you! Code Jam AA is a new coding competition for African and Arabic computer science students. It’s…
One of the heroes of the ongoing mass protest in Egpyt is Google Executive-Wael Ghonim. Wael Ghonim, shortly after being freed from custody by the Egyptian government Monday, gave a quick video interview about his experience to Egypt’s On TV network. Ghonim is Google’s head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa. He…
Technology Africa, leading information communications technology (ICT) content provider, has announced that the 2011 edition of the popular “TITANS OF TECHNOLOGY” conference cum exhibition will focus on cyber Security. In a statement signed by Don Pedro Aganbi, Managing Consultant, Technology Africa disclosed that the event which will hold between March 17 and 18, 2011. He…
In a recent report from Cyberschuulnews, President of Information Technology Association of Nigerian, ITAN, Dr. Jimson Olufuye has been appointed by United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) as a representative to the new Working Group on Internet Governance. As one of only five business representatives globally, Dr. Olufuye will play an…
The competition for the prestigious Technology in Government in Africa Awards (TIGA) for 2011 has opened. The education category of the awards is organised jointly with the eLearning Africa Conference and Scholarship Trust. The competition for the third TIGA Technology in Government Awards 2011 has opened. The awards are organised by the United Nations Economic…
What has ICT got to do with this? And what has Christmas got to dowith ICT4D or even ICT4Change? Perhaps everything! A quick search at Google reveals that indeed, the Internet and Cyberspace is now a deep rooted culture especially among the youths of the world and that Cyber Santa has contributed to the propagation…