Lagos – An Information Technology Consultant, Mr Roland Omoresemi, on Thursday said the epileptic power supply situation in Nigeria posed a major challenge to production of computer hardware.
Omoresemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the power supply situation in the country would not encourage the growth and progress of the computer hardware production industry.
“The hardware sector covers a broad spectrum of products and activities ranging from the development of advanced semiconductor devices to the testing and building of large networking solutions.
“To ensure proper and effective production of computer hardware, the power supply situation must necessarily improve,’’ he said.
Omoresemi urged government to improve quality of power supply to advance the production of computer hardware in the country.
He noted that development of computer hardware would go a long way in preventing the influx of imported computers into the country.
Omoresemi, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tezza Business Solution Ltd., an IT firm, added that another challenge for the industry was infrastructure.
“The economy is developed enough to handle the software industry but still has not developed sufficient capability for hardware production.’’
The consultant noted that the country had advanced in software production.
He commended the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for establishing a software laboratory, saying the laboratory would have a multiplier effect on employment.
Omoresemi said that the laboratory would also provide opportunities to create wealth.
The consultant, who is in charge of the NITDA software testing laboratory, said there was no marked improvement in ICT development in 2015.
He attributed the lack of change in ICT development in the country in 2015 to the recent transition in government, saying with the new administration, there would be new policies and programmes.
NAN reports that NITDA inaugurated the software testing laboratory on Aug. 11 for training software testers and software quality assurance.
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Omoresemi is the consultant in charge of the project. (NAN)