By Nicholas Pescod ? AfricanBrains
Nigeria has yet to realize the power of broadband Internet.
According to itnewsafrica.com, Nigeria?s Minister of Communications Technology Omobola Johnson spoke during a presentation at the Nigerian Broadband Forum and said, the country must begin to invest seriously in fixing the country?s Internet capacity. She added that it is almost as important as having sufficient transit and water sources.
??The emerging trend in Information Communications Technology (ICT) across the globe shows broadband penetration to be yet the unconquered territory in the sector especially in most of the developing countries,? she said ?Thus the need for aggressive handling, to boost efficiency in public safety, government and citizen interaction, education and healthcare provision, as well as the overall organisation and dissemination of knowledge.?
Johnson also alluded to a direct correlation between Internet penetration in a country and it?s overall GPD.
?Broadband and its universal access is becoming a significant indicator of development and competitiveness amongst nations. Empirical data tells us that every 10 per cent in access to broadband in every developing countries result in a commensurate 1.38 per cent increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP),? she said. ?These compelling statistics should provide the impetus to meet broadband demand, and if the demand is not there, create that demand. Nigeria prides itself on a telecoms revolution that catapulted us from 400,000 subscribers to over 90 million subscribers today.?
Earlier in the month Eugene Juwah, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, said he was worried that Internet penetration was low in the country.
?Broadband penetration is estimated to be less than 2 per cent in Nigeria, while the average broadband penetration in Africa is estimated at about 4 per cent; this is worrisome if the country is to be among the knowledge economy by 2020. Thus, the commission hopes to make a regulatory to take technology to the larger segment of the Nigerian society by creating environment and incentives for private sector participation.?
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Source: http://africanbrains.net/2012/08/01/nigeria-bracing-for-a-broadband-boom/
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