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Introduction to DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES

Introduction to DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES. ‘Gbenga Sesan www.gbengasesan.com | me@gbengasesan.com. University of Ibadan, Oyo State, NIGERIA. January 30th 2004. 3pm. Two Numbers Rule This World.

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Introduction to DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES

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  1. Introduction toDIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES ‘Gbenga Sesanwww.gbengasesan.com | me@gbengasesan.com University of Ibadan, Oyo State, NIGERIA. January 30th 2004. 3pm

  2. Two Numbers Rule This World • Almost everything that we do today is guided by the two numbers, “0” and “1” – it’s the digital age. We are continually represented by numbers… • Every AGE has it’s own key. For the Digital/Information Age, the key is Information and Communication Technologies… • The difference between peoples, nations and organisations will be their levels of interaction with “0”s and “1”s. That explains the Digital Divide • You don’t have a choice, even Mars is already responding to these two numbers that rule the world

  3. Digitization of Global Economies • All economies bend to the “law of the time”. That explains why nations that embrace “digital opportunities” are called FIRST WORLD while those that fight over natural resources are THIRD WORLD • The collapse of global physical boundaries will expose every earthling to the same digital communities with digital expectations – Share Tade’s experience trying to buy pizza in the digital age • Career paths share the same tangent. Embracing digital opportunities marks out professionals • Your World in 2017: A peep into the Digital Future. You have only few years to get ready…

  4. Digital Opportunities • Prepared people will always see opportunities. People call them lucky, they know they were prepared • Breaking beyond the learning curve opens up digital opportunities – diverse and immeasurable • Information Systems (Old and New), Telecommunications, Computing and Networks have converged and are driving the growth of digital opportunities • Digital opportunities thrive more with the imagination than with muscles, certificates and/or connections

  5. Introduction to DOpps • RESEARCH Explore the world’s largest pool of knowledge and data • EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Stay in touch without stress, including birthdays • TRANSGENERATIONAL IMPACT Leave a legacy, contribute to global web content • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Maximize internet opportunities, attend MIT! • NATION BUILDING/REGIONAL COOPERATION Mount the ICT for Development stage, act your scene… • GLOBAL PARTICIPATION AND RELEVANCE There’s no better tool for global collaboration. Be omnipresent…

  6. Introduction toDIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES THANK YOU ‘Gbenga Sesanwww.gbengasesan.com | me@gbengasesan.com University of Ibadan, Oyo State, NIGERIA. January 30th, 2004. 3p.m

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