Kano State ICT Pyramid

Historically, Kano State has been a commercial and agricultural state, which is known for the production of groundnuts as well as for its solid mineral deposits.
The state has more than 18,684 square kilometres of cultivable land and is the most extensively irrigated state in the country.
But something else is happening in the state, it is rapidly turning into Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hub of northern Nigeria.
The government is today using ICT as vital bench-mark for the realisation of the socio-economic development of the state.
The fulcrum is the state ICT policy which seeks to transform Kano into a leading ICT player in the country and allow the state to use ICTs to promote good governance, advance knowledge and create wealth and jobs.
One of the immediate spin off of the government policy is the Kano ICT park which will generate revenue, create employment opportunities, attract foreign investment in ICT sector and develop highly-skilled ICT manpower in the state
The Kano ICT park will also bring the following software development: the design, development and testing of software packages for industry and general purpose, outsourcing services: data entry, software coding, code testing, and many types of online jobs, R and D in ICT: research and development of new applications, systems and software and so on.
Already, the park is attracting attention as the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it will establish a software testing centre in the ICT park.
Professor Cleopas Angaye, director-general of the Agency said: "NITDA is 100 percent satisfied with the efforts of Kano State government in the development of the ICT Park. Suffice it to say that if every state had done something similar, we would have recorded serious progress."
The park should not rest on its oars; it should full the ICT needs of northern Nigeria and indeed Nigeria.
Managers of the park are also encouraged to seek local and international affiliations that will enhance their offerings.
Government of Kano state should also make funds available for research and development to position the park as a major player.