Death of Software Encoders Worry NCC boss


Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Dr. Eugene Juwah, has lamented the dearth of software encoders in Nigerian.
To redress the situation, Juwah has requested the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) to step in and urgently seek ways to boost local software development.

 Juwah made this appeal while speaking during a courtesy visit by Director General of NOTAP, Dr. Umar B. Bindir, to NCC headquarters in Abuja. 
The EVC regretted the current trend whereby there is growing number of experts in the data base management without a corresponding increase of people with expertise in the area of encoding. this development, he noted,  is detrimental to the  balanced growth of the industry.
The NCC boss also appraised the performance of NOTAP in the implementation of its mandate and how it has striven to expand its base for the benefit of the nation and praised its management for it patriotic efforts.
He noted that the NCC is not fully involved in the issue of research and analysis of softwares but is focused on the assessment of reasonableness of the pricing of the softwares used in the telecommunications industry but said the Commission will support awareness building  efforts of the agency.
He said the current responsibilities of the Commission in the area of reasonableness of pricing became necessary to ensure that softwares used in the telecoms industry are not overpriced, and that this assessment affects intangible services like Internet access, and are usually compared with international benchmarks. He said the NCC performs this responsibility with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and that because of the huge growth of the telecoms industry, it has become like a routine job with a dedicated desk at the NCC.
Dr. Juwah also informed the NOTAP team that in NCC’s dealings with the telecoms companies, it treats them with respect as credible companies with internationally corporate governance principles and do not expect them to cheat in their submission.
“Since their accounts are audited by reputable international firms, we have no doubts that they do not cheat,” he said.

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