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Contributor [1]
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 03:00
Categories: 
Internet & technology [2]
Issue Number: 
250 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The Federal Government has approved a directive that only 'Made in Nigeria' software should run on the IT systems of the nation's public offices and institutions. The approval follows an intense lobby by the Nigeria Software Development Initiative (NSDI), an industry lobby group led by CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia.

Category: 
ICT, Media & Security [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/internet/33356 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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