As part of an empowerment programme for both hardware and software manufacturers and vendors in the country, the Nigerian Computer Society is seeking the support of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, (NSE) for the facilitation of funding plans for IT companies by creating IT venture capital.

Small and Medium Enterprise SME’s owners in the country last week went through the tutelage of digital marketing converged at a one day forum organized by the local search engine and information service provider, VConnect Global Services.

In its bid to advance the course of local content advancement through technology transfer in Nigeria, indigenous secure prints solutions provider, Superflux Nigeria limited has hosted a team of four Masters in Business Administration (MBA) students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, USA.

This paper makes the case for a National Software and Broadband Policy in support of the recently published draft National ICT Policy of January 2012 by the Ministry of Communications Technology’s Ministerial Committee on ICT Policy Harmonization which includes in its objectives, “To encourage the development of Broadband services that will enable Nigerians enjoy the benefits of globalization and convergence”.

Software giant, Microsoft has started the search for the 2012 software talents around the world, even as it is urging young Nigerians in tertiary institutions to avail themselves of the opportunity of participating in the world’s premier student technology competition tagged; ‘Microsoft Imagine Cup’.