Ahead of 2012 Imagine Cup software students competition slated for Sydney, Australia this July, Microsoft Nigeria has disclosed that it has started discussions with foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers , (OEMs) including Nokia, Dell among others on how best to equip Nigerian software incubators that will fly the country’s flag at the world stage.

Recently, the Council of Europe (CoE) and the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) in separate proclamations declared that the offline laws and rule apply to situations and circumstances in the online world. For example the crime of credit/debit card theft, identity theft, fraud, misuse of bank accounts, obscene posting etc in the offline world have similarities in the online world.

In the current multimedia digital era, social media can enable journalists do much more than connect with old friends. Given the fact that the world is gradually shifting from traditional to online journalism, here are shortcuts for journalists who want to get interviews, sources and stories using Facebook, Twitter and more.

THE National Information technology Development Agency (NITDA) is a government institution whose mandate, as the name suggests, is to grow capacity for the nation in terms of information technology. This it has been doing, mostly quietly in the last few years. In this interview, Director-General of NITDA since 2005, Professor Cleopas Angaye speaks of accomplishments by NITDA under his watch. He disclosed that his organization, among other things is certifying local original equipment manufacturers, OEMS, so that they can get government patronage. Excerpts:

EVen with N70 billion budget appropriation for ICT in the current financial year, the Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson has said that Nigerian ICT companies will only be more attractive for listing in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, (NSE) if certain bottlenecks including double taxation, right of way, site approval for base stations, among others were resolved with immediate effect.

THat the Internet has become the imposing phenomenon of the modern era is no longer news. What appears to be news is how it is defining the way we live, work, learn, share and govern. Talking about governance, I will be focusing on the rule of law on the Internet.

The Federal Government has declared its commitment to infuse information and communication technology, ICT, into the educational curriculum of primary and secondary schools in order to empower the next generation for national development.

THE sales and use of adulterated technology devices, especially desktops, laptops and notebooks, have become source of worry to concerned Nigerians. This development has caused loss of income to makers, users and the industry. In this interview, the Managing Director of Blueshield Technologies, Mr. Chidiebere Ugwu bared his mind on the efforts of the HP computers to reduce the market volume of pirated products to an insignificant level. Excerpts:

OVER 250 Nigerian celebrities and influencers from different spheres of engagement including creative artists, event planners, fashion designers, developmental advocates, media celebrities and music enthusiasts gathered in Lagos last week to explore google.com/+ and become users of Google+.

BUsinesses that have come to terms that PC and server based applications are becoming out dated, are increasingly incorporating mobile and wireless solutions for their business processes to reduce time and improve the performance.