THE Nigerian Computer Society, NCS,
has called on the federal government to include it on the board of the
Independent National Election Commission, INEC, so as to fast track the
adoption of the electronic voting system, E-Voting.
The NCS president, Prof. David
Adewumi in an interview with journalist said that the Federal Government should
as a matter of urgency include the NCS on the board of the NCS saying that NCS
is needed on the board to be able to drive the quest for E-Voting.
Adewumi, who made the disclosure shortly after announcing the
kick-off of the 2014 National Information Technology Merit Award, NITMA said
that NCS is needed in the board of INEC so that it will be disposed towards
giving the necessary advice and technical direction.
According to him, the country is
ready for the use of the technology in the 2015 general election noting that
professionals in the country are ready to provide the nation with the ICT
infrastructure that it needs to conduct an E-Voting election.
“We are more than ready for
E-Voting today saying that the ICT industry in Nigeria has the capacity and
infrastructure to conduct a credible election using the electronic voting
system”, he said.
He noted that NCS is committed to shaping the future of IT,
supporting people who make IT work and employing IT to drive positive change in
the society stressing that that is why it is organizing the 2014 National
Information Technology Merit Award,NITMA.
NITMA, according to him, is an annual event of NCS designed to
honour and reward excellence and outstanding contributions in the Nigeria’s
Information Technology Industry.
He said that the awards are categorised and based on IT
specialisation, NCS standards and global best practices adding that among the
categories of awards is the distinguished IT Personality of the Year Award.
He added that personalities have been nominated and voting is on
saying that attracting serious attention in the award is the Professional
Fellowships that will be conferred on deserving practitioners.
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