RELEVANCE OF ICT TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION OF ICT The acronym ICT represents information and communications technology. ICT is a composite term made up of three important concepts which are information‚ communications and technology. To understand ICT‚ one must understand the three concepts. Information can simply be defined as data that has been processed‚ that aids decision making. It can also
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4/10/12 Human Development Essay: Nigeria Life expectancy is how long an infant‚ at birth‚ is expected to live for if they are healthy and born with no birth defects or diseases. The life expectancy is determined by finding the median age that both males and females live up to. Trends illustrate that women have a longer life expectancy than men. In Nigeria‚ the overall life expectancy is 52.05 years. Life expectancy for men and women are respectively 48.95 years and 55.33 years. Short life expectancies
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DYNAMICS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA‚ 1914-1999 Abstract: This article examines the intractable problem of constitutional engineering in Nigeria. It is asserted that the drafting of constitutions is a recurring decimal in Nigeria’s chequered political history. Right from the colonial period‚ Nigerians were barely involved in the art of constitution making while the British colonial overlords employed constitution making to consolidate their imperial strategies. Post colonial Nigerian
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Vol.2‚ No.2‚ 2008 ICT AND NIGERIAN BANKS REFORMS: ANALYSIS OF ANTICIPATED IMPACTS IN SELECTED BANKS Osabuohien‚ Evans S.C.‚ Economics & Development Studies Department‚ Covenant University‚ Ota‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria ABSTRACT Banking has become highly ICT based and due to its inter-sectoral link‚ it is reaping the benefits of technological revolution as evidenced by its application in most of its operations. The study carried out empirical analysis of the anticipated role ICT has in enhancing the
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Role of information and communication technology (ICT) in dairy Development Introduction We believe knowledge is power and information is the key element of knowledge base. Today‚ development of an individual or a society is based on access to information. Unfortunately‚ the information and communication technologies favour the richer section or the urban areas. On the other hand‚ the village or the poorer segment remains‚ unreached by this scientific and technological advancement. as a result
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Comparison of Development in Communication of ICT The decades of 60s and 70s saw dynamic world-wide growth of electronic media which produced so-called “information technology”. The idea using mass media grew out from the belief that media has and extraordinary power to change the human behavior. Many communication experts began to advocate the use of mass media for accelerating the transfer of technology and information. The role of media is now changed to more developed and modern way of conveying
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THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON PROFITABILITY IN THE NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY: FOCUS ON SOME SELECTED BANKS BY AKOMBO TERSEER SIMON BSU/MS/MBA/09/3150 A SEMINAR PAPER PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT‚ BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY‚ MAKURDI AUGUST‚ 2011 Abstract Commercial banks—assaulted by the pressures of globalization‚ competition from non-banking financial institutions‚ and volatile market dynamics—are constantly seeking new ways to add value to
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APPRAISAL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE POVERTY ERADICATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA BY OJEBISI‚ A. OLUGBENGA Department Of Curriculum and Instruction Studies‚ Federal College of Education (Sp.)‚ Oyo. E-mail: ojebisi_olugbenga@yahoo.com +234-0-8035624949 An Appraisal of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Resources for Sustainable Poverty Eradication and Development in Nigeria Abstract This paper presents an appraisal of the use
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impact of ict on the performance of banks. A case study of Barclays Bank Ghana Table of Content Declaration i Abstract II Ackowledgement.............................................................................................................III Dedication.............................................................................................................................IV Table of Content v Preamble 7 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF ICT ON BANKS 12 1.1 Electronic
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that are unique to each country based on historical‚ economic and institutional imperatives. In Nigeria‚ the reforms in the banking sector preceded against the backdrop of banking crisis due to highly undercapitalization deposit taking banks; weakness in the regulatory and supervisory framework; weak management practices; and the tolerance of deficiencies in the corporate governance behaviour of banks (Uchendu‚ 2005). Banking sector reforms and recapitalization have resulted from deliberate policy
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