Information and Communication Technology as Bedrock of the Nation

America’s gift to my generation is giving us the technology we have. If we didn’t have this technology nothing would be as easy as it is right now. Without the technology we wouldn’t be as capable of doing things we can do now compared to twenty-five years ago. We are also gifted by having the education we have. The education we get today is advanced and helps us have better growth when we become adults. No lack of resources is a gift because if we didn’t have as many resources as we have now we would be struggling and going off of rations. If we went off of rations there is a chance we wouldn’t get enough of that supplement and it could damage our bodies.

America’s gift to our generation (which is generation z) includes technology, technology in school, and education. They all have had a big impact on our generation. Technology now includes many things, computers, phones, cameras, social media, etc. Also, education now includes new schools and technology. These gifts are the reason our generation is the way it is today.

“The mission of the SBIR program is to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of Federal research funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy. The program’s goals are four: 1) Stimulate technological innovation, 2) meet Federal research and development needs, 3) foster and encourage participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by socially and economically disadvantaged persons, 4) increase private-sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development

Technology today has changed tremendously over the years. From small devices to big devices to large factories that make them. All over the world technology is increasing. It has become so important the human race can’t live without it.

As businesses are growing in the U.S. as well as other countries around the world, the need for technology is also growing.

The Nigerian economy has quite the surplus of natural resources they offer the potential for economic growth. “Crude oil accounted for over 95% of exports and over 65% of government revenue in 2004;” Nigeria is number eight in the world's exporter for oil. But agriculture still is a big part in the basic economic activity for the Nigerians.

The economic condition of Nigeria has been damaged due to conflict among several competing ethnic, tribal and religious group has limited political stability and led to political strife. As per United Nations, Nigeria has low human development because of the high number of illiteracy among adult population and also due to low life expectancy rate.

Oil for over a decade has been the main source of income for the Nigerian economy. It accounts for more than 70% of export.The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been plagued with different negative effects of oil exploration. The environment, economy and even quality of human life have been greatly affected. This has created a lack of trust between the inhabitants and the oil companies, and even with the Nigerian government.

Nigeria has a population of around 180 million, making it the most populous country in Africa. Nigeria is located in a region with tropical climate and that can grow variety of crops. With their numerous resources and growing technology they have been able to have positive economic advancement. Nigeria has had improvements in five of the ten economic freedoms. This includes Freedom of corruption, labor freedom, and management of government spending ("Nigeria." Economy: Population, GDP, Inflation, Business, Trade, FDI, Corruption.). Nevertheless these large improvements in their economy has not brought human development, where most Nigerians live under the poverty line. This paper will focus on why Nigeria has not been able to use their economic prosperity in the sector of human development, this includes standard of living, health, safety, and basic necessity one needs to live a stable life. We will compare it to the state of Ghana whose economy has also flourished but has been success in human development.

The increasing use of ICT has allowed for integration of different economic units in a spectacular way. This phenomenon is not only applicable to Nigeria but other economies of the world, though the level of their usage may differ. In Nigeria, ICT usage especially in the banking sector, has considerably improved, even though it may not have been as high as those observed for advanced countries (Adeoti, 2005; Adeyemi, 2006).

American citizens today are so obsessed with being the future that they forget to live in the present. Wendell Berry, a writer that appreciates simplicity, asserts that Modern America has put education, the economy, and technology over religion, family bonding, happiness, and health. He disapprove the use of electronics because he feels that it does not significantly outclass the usage of a pen and a paper. While electronics did make life simplistic, Berry is correct in disapprove technology in that it alters one’s priorities, causes us to lose our abilities to concentrate, and causes citizens to miss out on the real world around them because it makes humans unable to fully live their life independently.

Information Technology is a developing technology that aims at obtaining the maximum information with minimum of resources, labor or time. According to the dictionary, Information Technology is “the study or use of electronic equipment especially computers, for storing, analysing and distribution of information of all kinds, including words, numbers and pictures.”

Information is a key factor that plays a large role in the day-to-day activities within the health care sector. It is generated and processed by healthcare providers, such as physicians, nurses and hospitals as they provide care to their patients. However, managing that information and using it productively poses an ongoing challenge. It is especially challenging in the complexity of the U.S. health care sector, with its many different types of providers, services and settings for care (Congressional Budget Office, 2008). Information and communication Technologies (ICT) has the potential to greatly increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the health sector by assisting healthcare providers with managing information. It also has the potential to lead to better cost-efficiency in the health sector.

As the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Digital Economy has begun to enter our field of vision, and it has become an important driving force of global economic and social development. This idea has been launched by OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). Due to the promotion of the digital economy, the development of human changes from the atomic process to information processing (Negroponte, 1995). In digital economy, the digital network and communication technology facilities provide a global platform for individuals and organizations around the world, in order to achieve communication and cooperation between each other. Digital economy refers to the economic process of manufacturing and supplying electronic products and services for the electronic commerce or trade caused by electronic commerce. In this process, the production and management are electronic, the connection between suppliers, consumers and related activities are made by the Internet and the world wide web technology. The rapid development of the digital economy makes the governments aware that the development of digital economy has great significance on national and regional economic and also the social development. And then the governments have begun to pay attention to the development of the digital economy, regard it as the new power, new engine of the national economic development (Tapscott, 1996; Mesenbourg, 2001).

The growth and development of Lagos state overtime had been as a result of its system of