Itan Membership of Witsa will open up new Opportunities - Olufuye

Dr Jimson Olufuye, president of Information Technology Association of Nigeria, (Itan)   has disclosed that the admittance of Itan into the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (Witsa) is expected to open up new opportunities for the Nigerian IT and services industry in the area of foreign direct investment (FDI), partnerships, networking, granting and wide ranging research and development possibilities across Witsa domain
Dr Jimson Olufuye  made the disclosure to IT journalists in Lagos in a press conference recently while unfolding the details of the planned visit of Dato Dan Khoo,  Witsa chairman  and noted with optimism  that the admission also demands the emulation of best practices and effective showcasing of local success stories in the global arena.
“My expectation is that the chairman’s visit will boost more investments in ICT at the grassroots, the states and the federal level. My hope is that the visit would provide more capacity to engender the expected boost. And as a visit with long term implication, I’m optimistic that it would be far reaching to making a reality the seven point agenda of the federal government and the realization of the Vision 20 2020. Witsa commands a global mass of expertise on IT matters and Nigeria cannot afford not to tap into this formidable resource base” he said.
The visit of Khoo this month for the ADIPENG 2009, according to Dr Olufuye who has been preaching e-learning through the Old Students Personal Computer (OSPC) Project in the Nigerian foundational education system, will afford stakeholders in the Nigerian IT sector the opportunity to trade ideas on the latest developments in the global community, adding that Itan was admitted into Witsa to represent the Nigerian information technology and services industry.
The Witsa delegation, he said will also visit some state governors including Kano, Bauchi as tremendous opportunities exist to share ideas on their ICT projects.  Ministers in charge of ICTs and possibly the president may also be visited.
The admission of Itan into the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (Witsa), Olufuye said ,  has thrown open unlimited business opportunities for its  members in the areas of global partnerships, networking, foreign direct investment, product/service deliveries in global market through reliable channels, among others. “ Dr Olufuye unfolded a new shift in Itan operation paradigm to take advantage of its new role in Witsa for the benefit of its members.
Itan’s robust engagement with Witsa, he said has opened a new vista for the IT & services industry in Nigeria. “It opens with it opportunity for the Industry to metamorphose into the leading Industry in Africa actively engaging the rest of the world. “A major thrust for the achievement of this objective is the evolvement and the empowerment of the Itan Founding Partners, the Corporate Advisory Group (CAG) and the Government Advisory Group (GAG) to consist of IT Advisers to state governors” he explained.