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ICT
By Kazeem Akande
Lagos, Sept. 27, 2016 (NAN) Mr Temitope Ogunsemo, an information and communications technology (ICT) expert, on Tuesday urged government at all levels to promote the use of technology for teaching and learning in schools.
Ogunsemo, who is the Managing Director, Krystal Digital Ltd., Lagos, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the world was fast advancing technologically.
According to him, there is urgent need for Nigeria to meet with the global trend in technology.
“Not many schools in the country have extensively adopted ICT facilities for teaching and learning process.
“Education has been greatly influenced by ICT, which has undoubtedly affected teaching, learning and research.
“Full adoption of ICT in schools will have positive impact in teaching, learning and research,” Ogunsemo said.
He said recent research proved that ICT has great benefits and high potential to improve the quality of education at all levels.
“ICT has the potential to accelerate, enrich and deepen skills to motivate and engage students, and to help relate school experience to work practices.
“In this technology-driven age, everyone requires ICT competence to survive,’’ he said.
The ICT expert said that recent effort made by his firm was to build ICT centres in all unity schools across the country.
“We have built and refurbished over eight ICT centres in unity schools in the South-West zone.
“Seven more ICT centres will soon be established across the country,’’ he said.
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(Edited by Fela Fashoro/controlled by Olagoke Olatoye)
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