Executive ViceChairman of Nigeria Communication Commission, Engr. Ernest Ndukwe has identified broadbased consultation with stakeholders in the industry as key to the success he achieved so far as NCC boss.

“Digital inclusion brings about a level playing field. It means that the little girl in a village in Nigeria can get information for her research project as a little girl in Washington or China.”— Professor Turner Isoun, Former Minister of Science and Technology

It took quite some efforts to get little Favour Nwaiwu, an eight year old primary four pupil of Royal Family Academy, Abuja, to pose for a good photo shot. She is not a photo freak and by no inclination into any liking for fashion shows.

For the Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation CTO, Dr Ekwow-Spio Garbrah, a major challenge facing the development of ICT in the commonwealth is that despite major advances, well over 70 percent of Commonwealth developing countries, especially the rural communities were still not connected to the information super-highway.. Garbrah said this situation has cut the developing nations out of the major chunk of world communications and global market benefits.

The Director General of the National University Commission, Professor Julius Okogie has said that only massive investment by the country in science and technology will guarantee the realization of Vision 20-2020.