ICT can reverse economic meltdown

The executive vice-chairman of the Nigerian Telecommunication regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission, Ernest Ndukwe, has emphasised that ICT can indeed be relied upon to reverse the global economic meltdown across the globe, reports allAfrica.com.

Ndukwe says this prescription is the outcome of practical expert analysis of the impact of ICT in management and the economy across the globe.

According to him, every global economic boom has been marked by advent of new technology, be it the advent of steam engines, steel and railways; electrical, chemical or automotive industries; and now computer, information and biotechnological innovations.

The UK Office of Government Commerce, in conjunction with its delivery partner, Partnerships UK, has published an enhanced version of the ICT Model Services Agreement and Guidance for major or complex ICT-enabled business change projects, states Bapco Journal.

The free-to-use solution includes significant updates in the key areas of financial distress and security management. The model contract aims to help achieve better outcomes for projects with complex ICT procurements, while at the same time saving time and money.

The updated publications follow extensive engagement with the technology trade body Intellect and other key stakeholders across industry and the public sector.

Abandoned and unused state-owned buildings in Ghana are to be converted to business process outsourcing (BPO) centres to enable the country attract more subcontracts from the international market, according to Myjoyonline.

Several state-owned buildings remain unused and abandoned, while budding BPO companies like call centres, data service providers, software developers and others are in need of space to seat thousands of employees to handle the non-core services for business organisation both in Ghana and abroad.

Meanwhile BPO companies in the country complain of exorbitant private real estate rents, which could derail government's effort at making the country the number one destination for BPO jobs in Africa.