Synthesis of Phase I: PanAfrican Research Agenda on the Pedagogical Integration of ICTs

Dave:
One other huge problem which could become a setback as time goes on in
Africa - is that ICT has been hijacked and control by Electronic Engineers
instead of Computer Science/engineering information management systems
professionals. I hope that your organization write about this and expose it
for what it is.

There are 7 OSI Layers and Electronic engineers roles in ICT are only within
the Data Link Layer of the OSI layers. Electronic engineers creates chips
and radio transistors and *not the ICT as a program *or as a discipline.
Computer information system is the true study of 1's and 0's. The computer
science professionals therefore customize the 1's and 0's into usable-data
processing to help advance the way we communicate from layers 1 - 6 of the
OSI Layers - hence the internet, email, software, application, etc

I am sure that you will agree with me that - there is a clear delineation
between Electronic Enigieenring degree and Computer
Sciece/Engineering/Information system management degree. Simply type the
words *'What is electronic engineer'* into Wikipedia and you will see how
Wiki spelled it all out.

For example, the creators of Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, Microsoft, Oracle,
IBM, and the drivers of Sprint, AT&T, Verizon etc are from Computer science
schools not Electronic engineering schools.

This hijack of ICT is going to hamper the African continent because, and in
most cases - the electronic engineers are not trained to be business minded
set of people. Such as the creators of the companies that I just mentioned
above - and as such - these engineers are paralysing the African ICT. The
African ICT could not advance and creative because the mindset of the
drivers - such as the Nigerian NCC is myopic to say the least. For example,
take a look at the African skies - pick a country - from Nigeria to Burkina
-Faso and you'll be amazed as to the proliferation of cell towers. The
African skies have become an eye-sore.

Then take a look at the European or the American skies - you'll be surprised
as to the orderly consolidation and arrangements of cell towers. Why the
difference? Because the right people are in charge and therefore acted
proactively and accordingly. Please, do a paper on this issue - else I'll do
one.

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