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The Election App That Never Took Off – Election 2011 Android App

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This App was made but never took off because the Android user base in Nigeria is very small.  It was sent to INEC as it has both sides – INEC and election. But at the end, there was no way it could be released. The gadget that carries it is just so small to make an impact in the nation. Hopefully, the Android device in use in Nigeria will improve for it to have impact in future elections. This is possibly the first Android Election App  in Nigeria. If you want a copy of this App, you can get it. But you will need an Android gizmo.

 

Federal Govt To Revoke Sale of NITEL’s NECOM House – Irregularities Cited

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It is never easy for NITEL. There are always problems in that iconic Nigerian institution.

The Federal government has set in motion, a machinery to revoke unauthorized sale of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited’s assets.

Recently, some members of the Board of NITEL specifically kicked against the sale of NECOM house for N4 billion. NECOM House was allegedly sold in 2007 against presidential approval by a liquidator to West African Aluminum products PLC. The 37 story building is said to be worth over N75Billion, but was said to have been hurriedly sold under controversial circumstances to West African Aluminium products PLC.

The Government is said to be looking into the issues surrounding the alleged sale and will cancel the sale in response to the board’s view that the sale of NECOM House, a core asset of NITEL, was illegally done and should be overturned.

Know The Election Citizens Tools: ReVoDa – An Election Reporting Platform

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With Revoda, EiE Nigeria seeks to potentially turn the 87,297,789 Nigerians with mobile phones, 43,982,200 with internet access into informal election observers. Revoda allows voters to report from their respective polling units across Nigeria, after registration.

Website:  http://www.revoda.org/

Purpose

ReVoDa allows voters to report as independent citizen observers from their respective Polling Units across Nigeria, having registered to map their mobile number, name and polling unit number to specific locations. It also allows EiE Nigeria to send relevant information about the electoral process to registered users.

People

ReVoDa was designed and built for EnoughisEnough (EiE) Nigeria coalition by a team of tech volunteers including @takinbo (Web Development), @OoTheNigerian (Web Interface), @EmekaOkoye (Mobile App Development), @mayowaowolabi, @namzo (Web Interface), @kehers (Web Development), @eolutosin, @lekanSTEPHEN, @bubusn (Testing & Review) and @gbengasesan (Project Lead).

EiE Nigeria is a coalition of individuals and youth organizations committed to instituting a culture of good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through advocacy, activism and the mobilization of the youth population as responsible citizens.

How it works

Nigeria’s elections have a history of manipulation and unfortunately, voters are also disconnected from the process beyond voting in itself. We believe that elections need to reflect the aggregate citizen preferences to be effective. ReVoDa, as part of EiE Nigeria’s RSVP campaign, connects voters to the entire process and makes it fun – especially for young voters who’re avid technology users. You can use the ReVoDa Mobile App or connect with us via regular SMS.

With ReVoDa, EiE Nigeria seeks to potentially turns the 87,297,789 Nigerians with mobile phones, 43,982,200 with Internet access and 2,985,680 on Facebook into informal election observers. ReVoDa allows voters to report as independent citizen observers from their respective Polling Units across Nigeria, having registered to map their mobile number, name and polling unit number to specific locations. It also allows EiE Nigeria to send relevant information about the electoral process to registered users. ReVoDa users can also view (and share) their own reports, or resports posted by others, from the view reports page.

How to use ReVoDa

To register via SMS, send your name and polling unit number to 08128882011, using this format: PU# Name (e.g. 24/13/02/015 Oluwangozi Danladi)

If you’re sending from someone else’s phone, use this format: PU# Name Mobile# (e.g. 24/13/02/015 Oluwangozi Danladi 0800 000 0000)

Using ReVoDa Mobile is easy, and it starts with the download which you can do here. Choose the version you prefer between ReVoDa Lite (for BlackBerry phones, etc.) and ReVoDa Smart for Nokia and Java-enabled phones (compatible with Java ME (J2ME), Symbian, Smartphones including touchscreen), install on your device and then create a profile.

To create a profile, enter your details (Polling Unit Code and Name) and you will be registered on the EnoughIsEnough Nigeria network. Please note that your mobile device has to be registered before it can be used for election reporting. This will only cost you one SMS message.

Make Report:
After registration of your mobile device, this menu option becomes active. To file a report, choose the ‘Election Type’ field (this is mandatory), select any other relevant election field(s) and click the ‘Send’ button to send the data. This will cost you an SMS message.

Contact EIE Nigeria:
Select this menu option to contact EnoughIsEnough Nigeria’s hotlines through the [Call] or [Call Hotline] submenu or browse to their website via the [Browse] or [Open URL] submenu. If you’re using a Blackberry device, click the menu button to activate the contact options.

Tell-A-Friend: Use this to inform your friends about this app for election reporting so that they can download and use it. This will cost you an SMS message.

Party Acronyms:
View the complete list of Political Parties and their acronyms. Use this list for reference on party acronyms when inputing party results in the reporting section. When updating result use this format: party=count e.g ac=45 pdp=9 anpp=7 (don’t forget to put a space between the results).

Help:
Select this menu option to get help with ReVoDa Mobile.

Nigeria Needs Microelectronics To Grow GDP in Double Digits And Realize Vision 2020

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For Nigeria to realize t he Vision 2020 and become the 20th largest economy, it must grow at least 9.5% annually within the next eleven years, 2010 included. It is currently ranked 44th ($174b, 2009) and chasing Belgium which is 20th ($471b, 2009). From  IMF data, making that jump will require a compounded interest of 298% by 2020 which will translate to 171% growth in the GDP. For a nation that has averaged about 5.5% in growth, in the last seven years, it does mean that a new growth engine is needed.

Yet, while one can dismiss the bold vision of the Nigerian government, it is important to note that in 1999, the GDP was $34.8b. A combination of policies and massive ICT investment, the nation moved from 105th position in global GDP ranking to 44th ($207b), in 2008. This nation is youthful with entrepreneural stars, and can provide surprises, if supported. The ICT market is still one of the fastest growing ones in the world, though the FDI has slowed down.

Now, Nigeria needs another engine to drive growth. Our analysis shows that a 50%* penetration rate of creative semiconductors and microelectronics will produce a compounded interest of 300% in the next ten years and make Vision 2020** a reality. This will create excess of one million direct and indirect jobs. The study shows that microelectronics will accelerate Nigeria’s overall growth since most ICT products will then be made in Nigeria, if MNCs build plants, over mere distribution and sale of their electronics and ICT products. When we benchmarked with Asia, we noticed that Nigeria has advantages in currency, wage, regulations, and other factors for oursourcing. The clustering effect and ability to develop technology districts, anywhere without regards to any raw material but knowledge, show that microelectronics will position Nigeria for greatness.

To make this possible, Fasmicro has a clear roadmap to help the Nigerian government (federal, state, or local) develop the industry through targeted policies and stimulations. We are proud of our four years of experience in a United States National Science Foundation committee, which has helped us master the act of crafting and implementing successful roadmaps.

*Our diffusion model is not the traditional home penetration model, rather one that focuses on SMEs. If there are hundred technical companies and fifty use microelectronics/semiconductor products creatively, we will assume a 50% penetration rate. If none uses creatively, all does sale and distribution, we assume 0% diffusion. We are looking for value creation either by using already created microelectronics related products or by actually developing new ones. That makes us assign a high value to a (potential) Lagos maker of Video Games and nothing to a firm that distributes video games.

We focus on value because a company that takes silica (sand), the starting material of semiconductors, and produces a microchip may be transforming a N100 worth of sand to a value of N100,000 while the one that sells that end product makes only marginal gains (few hundreds of Naira). That high value creation is our focus in this diffusion model and not the use of the products by end consumers. Practically, Zinox Computers (Lagos) gets a high score from us because they create value while most computer distribution firms in Ikeja Computer Village get zero in our model.

**This analysis assumes that the GDP of the 20th economy will remain constant in 2020

Know The Election Citizens Tools – Next 2011 Election Watch from Next Newspaper

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Developed by the Nigeria online media, NEXT. It supports web and SMS reporting

Website: elections.234next.com

Usage:

  1. By sending a message to 07026702053 with the prefix 234next.
  2. By adding us or sending a message to Blackberry PIN: 25FD3FDF
  3. By sending an email to election@234next.com
  4. By sending a tweet with the hashtag #Election234next
  5. By filling this form