An Information Technology expert, Mr Tom Makau has given reasons why the cost of broadband and other ICT infrastructure are still high in Africa even with the arrival of undersea cables

Technology was at work last week when a car tracking device foiled the snatching of an exotic Audi Q7 car by armed robbers.

Special Government Adviser to GSM Africa, GSMA, Mr Ross Bateson has declared that with such limited existing fixed line infrastructure, Mobile Broadband remains the most flexible, feasible and cost effective means to deliver internet connectivity across rural and urban areas of Nigeria.

In a bid to promote the teaching and learning of Information and Communication Technology (ICT ) in Schools and Communities, Fresh Brain Komputers is organising a “Brain Search TV Reality Show”which will expose millions of Nigerians Students to computer knowledge.

As the nation continues to savour in the thrills and frills of her 50 years of nationhood sojourn, with various sectors of the economy showcasing their exploits in the period under review, Bethany Hall Primary School, Ogudu, Lagos in partnership with New Horizons Systems Solutions Limited recorded a landmark for Nigeria by presenting first six pupils, who broke the world record in the last Microsoft Office Specialists (MOS) examination, making them the youngest Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs).

With the growing concern over digital colonization of Nigerian market by the foreign vendors in a way of technology transfer, the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, (NOTAP) has drawn the line on technology transfer, saying that it is compulsory for foreign investors to strictly adhere to guidelines for the registration of Technology transfer agreements so as to achieve easy entry into the Nigerian market.

While Nigerian market remains porous to foreign vendors who operate without compliance to regulatory requirements , many Chinese firms operating in the country are yet to comply with technology transfer agreement despite several projects implemented by these firms.

To position West African sub-regions to optimize the use of Open Source solutions, Open source resource center has been launched in the Ghana-India Kofi Annam Center of Excellence in ICT in Ghana.

Despite intense efforts at curbing the exploding human population inside the nations biggest ICT market; the Otigba market popularly known as Computer Village by relevant law enforcement agencies in the state, traders at the market have, for the umpteenth time spilled out unto the roads and into neighboring communities behind the market, causing traffic jams while their activities make the living environment uncomfortable for residents there.

The worldwide leader in securing the Internet, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, has announced the introduction of Software Blade Architecture, the industry’s first architecture to meet businesses’ need for total, flexible and manageable security to the Nigerian customers.