A Bill for the establishment of Institute of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Uga, Anambra State passed second reading on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday.
Presenting his lead debate, Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Uba said “the institute, when established will carry out scientific and applied research in the area of modern information technology application to optimise processes and decision support systems.”
The lawmaker said the institute would provide dynamic learning infrastructure with quality education through rigorous teaching and research methodologies in ICT, adding that it would provide academic programmes with quality curricula focus to forge professionals, experts and scholars in the field of ICT, electronics, software engineering and telemedicine.
Senator Ubah further explained that the institute “seeks to provide platforms for modelling, design and control of processes and systems, create single and multi-objective optimization models, group decision-making models, desktop and web-based software systems for information processing, optimization and decision support,” adding that it will enable for research and studies to enhance modelling and optimization for automobile breakthroughs, renewable energy sources and for night vision devices.
The lawmaker also noted that the establishment of the institute would complement other existing institution in providing the needed personnel and expertise in today’s workplace.
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“Technology allows many businesses to expand more quickly by having the proper means to promote. It is trending now that all businesses have social network websites that would enable service delivery and giving updates to their customers.
“ICT is the trending best practice the world over, and an institute specially designated for this purpose should be a welcome development,” he stressed.
In his contribution, Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC Kogi West), sought the support of the Senate for the bill and called for the establishment of the institute in all the six geopolitical zones of the country.
Also lending his voice in support of the ICT institute, Senator representing Adamawa south, Binos Yaroe noted that education remains the bedrock of development of any nation and therefore stressed the need for the government to venture into areas capable of generating employment opportunities and revenues like the ICT and mining, among others.
Bill to establish ICT institute passes second reading in Senate
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