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Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Raypawer(m): 3:54pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
realGURU: God bless you for that post |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by guardian09(m): 4:04pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Urine:Exactly my point 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by deolumike(m): 4:11pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
realGURU:Did you read the post at all? or you did with a mind to just criticize. The OP said most IT professionals are inclined toward self employment and they deserve credit facilities to grow and develop their businesses to which they have already committed much money just like professionals in other endeavours. Nowhere in the write up did the guy solicit or imply reliance on government job but that's what you chose to see and respond to. You did not offer a counsel or suggestions but only made an attempt to give unwarranted castigation. 4 Likes |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by GbengaPs(m): 4:17pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
AkunneObinna:Hmmmnnnn. I really love your post. You've got real wisdom in there. We can't keep blaming the government. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by ThatITguru(m): 4:19pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
vislabraye: Yeep read electrical /electronic engineering CompTia A+ CCNA |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by yusufu16: 4:23pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Op we should not compare Nigeria With other countries abroad. The business operating condition is harsh in Nigeria for any startup or investor to thrive. I still believe that government have an important role in making sure that there is a conducive environment for any business to succeed in Nigeria. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by vislabraye(m): 4:31pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
ThatITguru: Kk. Nice combo..... |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 4:33pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
brushesz: Thanks a lot for your suggestion, will check it out asap how I can do that from here in abuja |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Obalende: 4:39pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
nigeria and nigerians hate progress and advancement. crreate an electronic health record application and no one wants to use it, they prefer file and pen. Create anything, no one wants to adopt it. technology adoption rate is low because the people hate progress. There is no market for IT product/ service consumption because people and companies are okay where they are. Nothing to do with govt or electricity. thats just how they are. 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Skywalker5(m): 4:52pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Obalende:Spot on. The only technology embraced is mobile phones and laptops. companies are not investing in backend infrastructures |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 4:57pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
kishimi8: But like I said, I went into IT to be an entreprenueur, I've hardly applied for an IT job, infact, the last time I applied to a job, after interview, I was told that I was the best but I wouldn't be offered the job cos it would slow me down. The worst part of IT is having to deal with electricity challenges and the slow pace of growth of IT, I have a small clientele so its rather difficult having capital to invest on infrastructure ans take my business to the next level, its so hard getting a loan in Nigeria, I don't have a collateral, I need a loan, not free money, if I were abroad, I would be able to get one, but I wish you would appreciate how difficult it is here in Nigeria |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Obalende: 4:58pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Skywalker5: to make matters worse, even if a company wanted to buy an ehr, due to inferiority complex they wont pick an indeginous vendor because they believe they dont know what they are doing. They will go and buy from UK, USA or Canada. In short the industry is held back by mindset issues. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 5:00pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Obalende: But government policies can help, for instance, in developed countries, buying something online could get you tax reduction than buying at the store, so people shop online and pick up at store to reduce tax, and companies go online to make more sales etc, just an example |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by horlajide: 5:05pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Obalende: 5:05pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: Nigerians are too quick to blame the government. yes government policies can help but its not required and should not be an excuse for lack of success. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 5:06pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
deolumike: Thanks, you read my post very well, we just need loans to setup on our own and grow, we can pay back, just some credit facility will do, after spending so much learning IT and practicing it to become self enterprising, you still struggle for years dealing with setting up infrastructure and electricity and other realistic issues, we deserve some attention, I don't really need a job, I just need some support in form of credit. Thanks for the post 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by kishimi8(m): 5:08pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
horlajide:we are here bro .. 16 deployments and counting |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by kishimi8(m): 5:11pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: true sha . getting money is quite hard .. right now I'm seeking funding for a Netflix like project in kano and kd . using Cassandra clusters but men .. it's quite hard to get investors .. unless they see a clear market ... so sometimes u can start small and scale later... look at the guy running layer 3 he started small and he's making it .. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by ramsz: 5:13pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Please am into IT management in North Ireland but i want my brother in 9ja to go into DBA so where can he start from in 9ja? |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 5:16pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
horlajide: Yes I've implemented ERP systems for a school and department store sometime last year, anything? |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by kishimi8(m): 5:27pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Erp sells in Nigeria ,, but the new stuff is NAS and enterprise storage solutions. . what I think is another issue is we don't learn the relevant stuff here .. we all learn what's in vogue , and that's our problem .. when the world has moved on to new stuff like R, Cassandra, and no sql , many various hadoop implementations , we then pickup what they have discarded ,,,.. guess that's what third world country means ... late comer .. 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Sagamite(m): 5:27pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: Nonsense! The highlighted is a core reason a creditor should never give anyone with that kind of mentality any credit. If you are an IT professional that works as a contractor, then it is highly likely you are well paid and should be able to save up to start your own enterprise debt-free. If not, that means you have not put your investment in an IT area that experiences a shortage of skills or has any value to the business community. The fact anyone can make such a judgement, shows lack of entrepreneurship and, hence, someone you would not want to give credit. The worst argument for the case of IT professionals asking for some start up capital is that the start up cost for the business and cost of business development is relatively low. Much of the tools needed to develop a product is at low cost because of the amount of free resources available on the net and in opensource communities. So start up cost should be relatively low. If you develop a product that is of value to a business or customer, they tend to take it up very easily without much selling because it gives them a commercial advantage or makes their lives easier. So cost of business development is relatively low as you can start earning revenue easily, even if it is at the lower spectrum of the business community. If you can't do these, why would anyone be giving you credit? 3 Likes |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 5:28pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Obalende: Wow you really sound so harsh to startups. Don't forget the co-owner of whatsapp migrated from ukraine to the US as it didn't work out for him over there, he looked for jobs at facebook and google but was turned down, he said he once lived on food stamps, he got the environment he needed and the support and that's how he succeeded. Where its hard to get funding, policies are not favourable, environment is harsh on startups etc, only 2% or less of those who work hard will succeed because that's the much such environment can cater for. The people you see succeeding in Nigeria without help are like the 0.1% that nature have endowed with favour, the rest (2%) are those who the slacking economy will be able to support, I believe government can at least help by providing credit to IT startups the way they're doing for agriculturists. If really growth and success does not depend on support, why then is the government investing on agriculture? Why not leave everyone to succeed on their own just like that? Please understand that we need support to develop our sector of chosen career which is very important in developing this country |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by horlajide: 5:30pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Obalende: 5:30pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: so the naija start up gets a good environemt, loans and creates the product. how do you deal with the preference given to foreign products? |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by horlajide: 5:34pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
kishimi8: Can you please elaborate @ bolded |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 5:36pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Obalende: We can compete with foreign products, just like the webhost companies are competing with foreign webhosts, all we need is investment to bring down our cost of production and service delivery. When it comes to IT, the only major difference would be cost, with the infrastructure in place, it would be a level play ground. Have you forgotten that rice was being heavily imported? Even eggs and chicken, turkey were also being heavily imported before government invested heavily on startups to produce these things massively, which even brought down the cost of these products |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by kishimi8(m): 5:41pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
horlajide:network based storage solutions .. .. more like a personal or corporate cloud. . just Google nas .. distributed storage systems are gaining ground in Nigeria .. , most state governments are moving their governance to electronic based stuff .. like kaduna and kano .. are now deploying some crazy e-govment stuff.. with elrufai at the helm of the project .. school management systems , customised erp for all government ministries, ,, and many other solutions .. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by kishimi8(m): 5:45pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: that cost is the issue . big time .. most are not ready to buy the infrastructure ..and frankly I don't blame them .. it's bloody expensive .. if they even buy it will be used old junk f you can imagine a federal ministry hosting it's web services outside the country .. or not even having any. . |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Skywalker5(m): 5:45pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: Credit is not the problem.the problem is companies who don't value IT. 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Obalende: 5:45pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: you are right greggles. and then nigerians need a mass healing from inferiority complex and learn to start choosing made in nigeria products. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by 8bolz(m): 5:46pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
realGURU:You wetin u read.do u knw how much 2 take a course on I.T. No talk again or |
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