The President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) James Emadoye call on Nigeria Federal Government to establish national software development fund (NSDF), through the Bank of Industry (BOI) at an interest rate management fees of less than five per cent for software companies and professionals in Nigeria.
According to guardian.com Mr. James was said to have made the statement in Lagos on the occasion of the 56th Independence celebration of Nigeria,
The President also mentioned that NSDF would build an estimated 500,000 developers in three years at large scale IT workforce, as well as empower entrepreneurs, startups, and IT professionals.
He stated
“The e-knowledge Olympiad is here and Nigeria as the most populous black nation in the world, must step forward to be counted digitally ready at all levels, if she must survive the emerging critical challenges, traumatic impact as well as secure the opportunities and benefits presented by ‘globalisation order’ of the 21st century.
“There is no excuse therefore for anybody to complain on the need to adopt made in Nigeria software for all of our businesses in government, education, industry and the military. We must make concerted effort to develop, consume and enthrone made in Nigeria products in all facets of our lives.”
He also noted that
“The comfortable mantra seeking to explain the inability to designate special funding scheme to promote innovation and youth empowerment through start-up development on the grounds of lack of realistic collateral for lending opportunities, is an insult to the pioneers of our technological aspiration, IT and Software industry, and indeed, to all Nigerian entrepreneurs who are battling to overcome the monumental challenges of our local environment,”
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