ICT CLUBS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CULTURE: SUGGESTIONS FOR NIGERIA BY AUGUSTINE TOGONU-BICKERSTETH

[toyin adepoju]

ICT CLUBS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CULTURE                                                                                                                              SUGGESTIONS FOR NIGERIA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                BY                                                                                                                     AUGUSTINE TOGONU-BICKERSTETH                                                                                                                                    LONDON, ENGLAND   The Need for a Framework for Amateur Involvement in ICT in Nigeria How come youths are making millions of dollars from ICT in the Western world and Nigerians seems to be left out?  This is why we need to keep the Minister of CommunicationTechnology on her toes. Mrs Omobola Johnson, current Minister of Communication Technology, has a Masters Degree in Digital Electronics from the United Kingdom.She has done  more  than 100 days in office and we need to keep her on her toes. The Ministry of Youths, Ministry of Communication Technology and Ministry of Education should be working together to form ICT clubs in our Secondary and Tertiary Institutions. There should be a television programme in Nigeria at the network level focusing on hobby electronics or ICT Clubs    Silicon Valley and the Culture of ICT Hobbyists  Silicon Valley, the land of information and communication Technology  in California is the worlds largest and most successful industrial estate. It would not have been possible without the activities of youths involved in HOBBY ELECTRONICS other wise known as amateur radio operators. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were first and foremost hobbyist before they turned this into money making.Their  passions led to Apple The youths Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started in a garage about 75 year ago.They did not start out to make money.They only wanted to create jobs for themselves.They created the now multi billion dollar IT Company Hewlett Packard. My Experience with Nigerian Electronics Culture I was into hobby electronics in my secondary school , Loyola College, Ibadan and three of those I introduced to electronics way back in 1980 went on to win prizes for electronics related projects. Femi Obiri won a prize for an electronics organ, at UNIFE, Wiston Esin for a transistor radio at International School, University of Ibadan and Niwa Sofola for a remote controlled aeroplane in far away, New Mexico, US. So, there are a lot of possibilities. We can even have ICT clubs in churches and mosques. Unfortunately,  when I got to the University of Ife with a Department of Electronics they had no amateur radio club or hobby electronics club.Some of the things you would meet in the third year in the university either in physics or electronics like light emitting diodes and transistors were things children already knew in the primary schools in the U.S. TRUE! If you go into the archives of the Guardian, Nigeria , August 4 or 5 1985 you would see a radio experiment I sent to the Junior Guardian as project coordinator of the Physics Students Association, University of Ibadan. Moving Forward in Nigerian Electronics Culture and the Kenyan Initiative  I must note the comments of education Activist Tony Marinho at a Unibadan post graduate forum.He had asked" Where is the amateur radio as built by the physics students?" Electronics is the fastest growing engineering field. Electronics/ICT cuts across all sectors of our national life, including the much talked about SECURITY and AGRICULTURE. Good news from Kenya is that Kenya is to spend 7 Billion Dollars on what they term Silicon  Savana  fashioned after Silicon Valley, California. Whither Nigeria? Ikeja has been described as the Silicon Valley of Nigeria

A California -Nigeria business forum or association that came to being at the instance of a U.S. trip by the ex VP Atiku Abubakar, if it still exists,  could be helpful in moving Nigeria forward along similar lines.

On 22 December 2011 23:05, toyin adepoju <toyin....@googlemail.com> wrote:

its not clear to me.

the sections  seems to need linking to a central idea.

perhaps it would communicate better if it were broken into paragraphs  that reflect its various units of information.

it might also help if you were to integrate the passage within your own summation of what point you see it as making.

the point i can get is that it presents the minister expounding on the value of ict clubs.

one  problem  with the passage is that it mixes sections where the minister is being spoken of with sections where the minister is speaking for herself without discriminating between those sections. 

thanks

toyin

 December 2011 20:38, augustine togonu-bickersteth <august...@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Toyin if you do not find the write up too confusing.You can pass it to the   Naija IT professionals on your list Cheers Augustine --- On Thu, 22/12/11, toyin adepoju <toyin....@googlemail.com> wrote: From: toyin adepoju <toyin....@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: [WoleSoyinkaSociety] ICT Clubs in Nigeria To: WoleSoyin...@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, 22 December, 2011, 9:02   Thanks, Augustine. Don't you think we need some background on this? Are you referring to an ICT Club founded by Mrs Omobola Johnson? thanks toyin On 22 December 2011 11:47, augustine togonu-bickersteth <august...@yahoo.com> wrote:   On ICT Clubs in Nigeria by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth,London,England   Mrs Omobola Johnson current Minister of Communication Technology has a Masters Degree in Digital Electronics from the United Kingdom.She has done  more  than 100 days in office and we need to keep her on her toes. Silicon Valley the land of Information and Communcation Technology there in California is the worlds largest and most Sucessful Industriall estate.It would not have been possible without the activities of youths involved in HOBBY ELECTRONICS other wise known as Amateur Radio Operators. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were first and foremost Hobbyist before they turned things into money making.Their  passions led to Apple The youths Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started in a Garage aboout 75 year ago.They did not start out to make money.They only wanted to create jobs for themselves.They created the now Multi Bilion Dollar IT Company HP The Ministry of Youths, Ministry of Communication Technology and Education Should be working together to form ICT clubs iin our Secondary and Tertiary Institutions. I was into Hobby Electronics in my Secondary School , Loyola College Ibadan and three of those I introduced to Electronics way back in 1980 went on to win Prizes for Electronixcs related Projects.There was one, Femi Obiri for an Electronics Organ, at UNIFE, Wiston Esin for a transitor Radio at International school, University of Ibadan and Niwa Sofola for a Remote Controlled Aeroplane in Far away, New Mexico,Us>. so there are a lot of possibilities. We can even have ICT clubs in Churhes and Mosques. Unforunately when i got to the University of Ife with a department of Electronics they had no Amateur Radio Club or Hobby electronics Club.Some of the things you would be meeting in the third year in the University either in Physics or Electronics like light emmitting Diodes and Transistors were things Children already knew in the Primary School in the U.S. TRUE! If you go into the Archives, The Guardian Nigeria , August 4 or 5 1985 you would see a Radio Experiment I sent to the Junior Guardian as Project coordinator of the Physics Students association, University of Ibadan. Imust note the comments of Education Activist Tony Marinho at a Unibadan Post graduate Forum.Ha had asked" Where is the Amateur Radio as built by the Physics Students" Electronics is the fastest growing Engineering field.P.Electronics/ICT cuts acroos all sectors of our National life.Including the Much talked about SECURITY and AGRICULTURE. How come Youths are making Millions of Dollars from ICT in the western world and Nigerians seeem to be left out? This iis why we need to keep the Minister of CommunicationTechnology on Her Toes. I must add her there is the CALIFORNIA -NIGERIA busines forum or association that came to being at the nstance of a U.S. trip by the ex VP Atiku Abubakar.I would not know if it is now Defunct. Good news from Kenya they are to Spend 7 Billion Dollars on what they term SILICON SAVANA fashioned after Silicon Valey California.Wither Nigeria? Ikeja has ben described as the Silicon Valley of Nigeria There should be a Television Programme in Nigeria at the Network level focusing on Hobby electronics or ICT Clubs

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