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Nigeria: FCTA Establishes ICT Lab for Staff Training


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Daily Trust (Abuja)

18 July 2008
Posted to the web 18 July 2008

Nasir Imam
Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has established an Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Laboratory at Area 11 (former Corporate Affairs Commission building), Garki-Abuja.

FCT Minister, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo Umar made this disclosure yesterday in Abuja during the bi-monthly operational department briefing.

The minister said the feat was achieved with the support of the British Department for International Development (DFID), adding that the FCTA will partner with Cisco Systems USA and Microsoft for training of both end users and technical staff.

Dr. Umar stated that the ICT Unit is already deploying e-government applications: HR+ (human resource), Internet mail/portal server as well as e-procurement.

According to him, the FCTA has redesigned its wireless/cable LAN using Cisco technology as well as its implementation.

"The administration has also redesigned the FCT website/webmail with in-depth content management system," he said.

He said the administration has also procured a VOIP telephony/fax system with capacity for 25,000 lines and commissioned a Mast and Deployed a WIFI base station for connectivity to AGIS, Development Control, ICT LAB, Health Management Board to enhance service delivery to the residents.

The minister remarked that the FCTA will soon partner with the United Nations University, Centre for E-Governance, Macao, China to tap from the opportunities abound there.

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Dr Umar restated that the FCTA has embarked on all these programmes in order to reposition the administration to face new challenges and enhance ability of staff to adequately improve service delivery to the residents of the territory.



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