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Financing Local ICT Content Development. A paper presented by Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu at the e-Nigeria Conference, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria on 21ts November 2012. Our Past Need Not Be Our Destiny. In the Year 2050, when Nigeria becomes the 7th most populous nation on earth
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Financing Local ICT Content Development A paper presented by ChinenyeMba-Uzoukwu at the e-Nigeria Conference, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria on 21ts November 2012.
Our Past Need Not Be Our Destiny • In the Year 2050, when Nigeria becomes the 7th most populous nation on earth • I probably won’t be here • So let me share my thoughts now in case someone fiddles with the clock: • I BELIEVE that wherever by acts of omission and commission we end our dreams, we will also find the carcass of our nation. • I BELIEVE that it is innovation or lack of extends or denies us our possibilities - the plow, combustion engine, phone, PC, genetic engineering and utility/cloud computing or example. • I BELIEVE that our prime Imperative is neither food, shelter or security but rather to build our innovation capability starting with education • I BELIEVE our country, Nigeria, will make or break the African dream.
Where We Are Now…. 2008 2006 2009 1997
Where We Are Now…. Long story short, which do you think describes us?
In today’s information age, intellectual capital and human resources are the most critical assets Understanding Our Choices
But in Nigeria, we treat them as “intangibles” And consign them to the “unknowables” Understanding Our Choices
Our Past Need Not Be Our Destiny, But We Must Make Our Choices to Create New Possibilities. Thank you for listening!