TECHDIGEST – The Cyber Future Academy and the Committee on ICT, Cybersecurity, and Digital Economy of the National Assembly have joined together to host ICT Week on March 22 and 23 towards driving Innovation and creativity in the sector.

In a statement, the Chief Executive Officer of Cyber Future Academy, Collins Nnabugwu, said that the 2022 ICT Week with the theme, “A Nation’s Roadmap to Digital Transformation through ICT and Innovation’’, is aimed at revolutionalizing ICT in Nigeria.

“`The focus of the ICT Week will be to drive a new narrative that would propel creativity in the technology space, to scale innovative ideas and solutions, “Nnabugwu said.

He said that the conference would further help to leapfrog the economy and also leverage a wide range of opportunities in global partnerships.

Nnabugwu noted that there was so much buzzing tech, digital skill sets, and talent pool in the country to match the growing demand for jobs and careers in tech, to build and sustain the ecosystem.

“That is what we set out to do at Cyber Future Academy and we are super excited for this partnership with the ICT committee of the National Assembly of Nigeria.

“This will give access to over 40 million Nigerian youths as we attempt to train, upskill and empower half of that population sustainably for the next five years,’’ he said.

Nnabugwu said that the organisers of the Nigeria ICT Week and Awards 2022 have put strategies in place to attract global investors as well as tech buyers to come and explore the Nigerian tech space and identify viable opportunities to grow the economy.

Speaking on the Nigeria ICT Week, the Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, Cybersecurity and Digital Economy, Solomon Adaelu, said that Nigeria was ripe for a digital revolution.

“I am happy with the new narrative by the organisers of the tech summit for recognising innovation and technology as key to the future of a robust and sustainable Nigerian economy.

“`Serious attention must be paid to the ICT industry and I, therefore, want to use this forum to call on governments at all levels to support new and emerging technologies by the young entrepreneurs of Nigeria so as to create new jobs and diversify the economy, “Adaelu said.

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‌TECH DIGEST – The Joint National Assembly Committee on Electoral Matters, has proposed that the Independent National Electoral Commission, be given the option of using electronic or any other voting method it may deem fit for future elections.

This, is one of several proposals forwarded by the lawmakers to a technical committee on the amendment of the 2010 Electoral Act (As Amended).

The technical committee is made up of members of legislators, INEC officials, the Minister of Justice and representatives of civil society groups.

The lawmakers are seeking an amendment to Section 52(2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) which gives INEC discretion to determine the procedure for voting in an election.

The section specifically states that, “Voting at an election under this Act shall be in accordance with the procedure determined by the Independent National Electoral Commission.”

However, the proposed amendment reads, “The Commission may adopt electronic voting or any other method of voting in any election it conducts as it may deem fit.”

A new amendment to Section 63 (4), has, however, made it mandatory for presiding officers to transmit the result of the election from the polling unit to the collation centre.

It reads, “At the end of the voting in an election, the Presiding Officer shall, (a) sort and thereafter count the votes at the polling unit.

“(b) record the sorted and counted votes in forms or electoral documents a shall be prescribed by the Commission for this purpose.

‌“(c) Announce the result at the polling unit.

“(d) transmit the result of the election from the poling unit to the first level of collation of results to which the polling unit belongs in the constituency where the election is held.” Members of the public are also to be allowed to record the results at polling units.

Subsection (6) states, “A Presiding Officer who will fully contravenes any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a minimum of five years without an option of fine.”

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