The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Development of ICT Professionals for Innovation in Nigeria
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This paper presents the role of Higher
Education Institutions (HEI) in the development of
Information and Communication Technology related
professionals in Nigeria. The paper identifies the
prerequisites to producing graduates who have skills to
create, manage and deploy contemporary world-class and
innovative software solutions. Furthermore the paper
presents the gradual but revolutionary steps the
universities in Nigeria are taking towards producing high
quality graduates for the Nigerian Software Industry in the
shortest time. The paper discusses the need for definition of
ICT related discipline, the demand and supply of ICT
professionals in the Nigerian market. Highlighting the
demand-supply imbalance the paper concludes by
proffering solutions to meet the gap in the nearest possible
time.
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