Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited was specially recognized at the 2014 National Information Merit Award (NITMA) orgnaised by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the influential umbrella body of computer professionals and advocacy groups in Nigeria.
Sidmach, according to NCS, deserves the award for its notable achievements in the provisioning of adaptive, scalable, secure and easy to use and supportive solutions, essentially, in transforming the education sector in Nigeria.
Through its locally developed software, Sidmach has transformed e-learning system, even as its software have been adopted by both the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the Joint Admission Board (JAMB), with a drive towards e-registration and end-to-end examination processing.
“They are the brains behind the new e-curriculum recently launched by the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). Through their innovations, they have made giant efforts towards repositioning the educatihon sector,” Professor David Adewumi, president of NCS said while handing over the award to Mr. Hassan Alao, managing director, Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited.
The e-curriculum developed by Sidmach entails a complete teaching and learning tool that revolutionaries teacher-student interface, including smartschool solution, education information management system (EMIS), among others.
Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited also provides electronic registration technologies and services that are shaping a new age of examination from secondary to tertiary levels of education.
Speaking immediately after receiving the award on behalf of the Company, Mr. Hassan Alao, the MD, said, “I am so excited about the special recognisition, especially for the fact that this is not the first time we are recognized during NITMA awards.
“Today’s award shows us that our consistency has not been in vain. If you remember, about two years ago, we were nominated for the IT personality of the year, we came second, but we are happy that the Nigerian Computer Society recognizes our roles in the industry. We have contributed a lot and will not relent, that is how we can only give back to the Society”