Resourcery, leading Information Technology Company in West Africa, in collaboration with the National Universities Commission has deployed video conferencing solution across 27 universities in Nigeria.
This laudable initiative of the Nigerian Research and Education Network was developed to aid learning and research across universities in Nigeria through the use of video conferencing.
Speaking at the official commissioning of the project at the NUC main auditorium in Abuja, Professor Julius Okojie, executive secretary of NUC, thanked the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan for his unflinching support towards the actualization of this enviable achievement.
He also praised Barr. Nyesom Wike, supervising minister of Education and Mrs. Omobola Johnson, his Communication Technology counter-part for their tireless assistance that in no small measure supported the project from inception to completion.
Professor Okojie said that; “National Universities Commission recognizes the need to ensure that our educational institutions are globally competitive to guarantee the production of good quality graduates and research developments. It is in this regard that NUC has been emphasizing that the technology should play a leading role in molding our activities and those of the universities. It is therefore our determination to establish an all-important network as the NgREN, with the required support of government and other important stakeholders.”
He added that; “We expect that the level of work thus far will soon translate into value chain that will enhance education and research activities in the country through more efficient collaborations and sharing of resources. NgREN has the potential to enhance the achievements of the Science and Technology Education, Post-Basic (STEP-B) project by bringing the centres of excellence set up by the intervention together for higher and more efficient collaboration.”
Speaking for Resourcery, Uzo Obi, executive director (Business Solutions), noted that the successful implementation of this project is a clear demonstration of the company’s competence and readiness to continuously use Information Communication Technology as a veritable tool in nation building. Using the educational sector as a springboard, he noted that no one would develop Nigeria for us if indigenous and professionally competent organizations like Resourcery do not step up to be counted on when they are needed to aid the nation’s development in their sphere.
He said; “As part of the NgREN initiative, Resourcery PLC implemented video conferencing solutions across 27 Federal Universities in conjunction with NUC to promote research and collaboration with local and foreign research institutions. The solution, based on Cisco TelePresence video products, provides real time, high definition, and life-like video communication and collaboration. This means for instance, a lecturer who is located at any of the 27 universities can effectively give a lecture from his domain to another or multiply universities located anywhere in the world provided they are connected on the platform.”
Mr. Obi also added that apart from the teaching ease of this solution, it provides an easy research platform by aiding collaboration amongst lecturers and students across universities around the world.
Students can also easily compare and share notes across school lines without leaving their institutions of learning. The same thing applies to lecturers. As the leading video conferencing and collaboration provider in Nigeria, we trust that this is only the beginning of the video revolution across all higher learning institutions in Nigeria.