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Nigeria: Brian Computers Signs Mou With Niger State On Computer Ownership Scheme
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Vanguard (Lagos)
COLUMN
7 May 2008
Posted to the web 7 May 2008
Emeka Aginam
Lagos
Efforts by the present administration to digitalize its agencies are begining to yeoild expected results even as one of the local PCs assembly, Brian Integrated Systems Limited signed Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU) with the Niger State Government on Computer Ownership Scheme by its Civil Servants.
Niger State Governor, Aliyu Banbangida, (middle) exchanging pleasantries with Tunji Balogun, CEO, Brian Integrated Systems Limited shortly after signing in MoU between the Niger State Government and Brian Integrated Systems on Computer Ownership Scheme for the State Civil Servants recently while the State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mrs Gana Susan looks on from the back
The scheme, known as Niger State Government Assisted Computer Ownership Scheme, (NSCOS) encourages government and private sector joint venture collaboration with a view to developing a program to facilitate the acquisitions of computes by all civil servants of the Niger State Government, thereby empowering them with IT knowledge and skills needed to face the 21st knowledge economy.
By the this arrangement as contained in the MOU, the Niger State Government through its Ministry of Science and Technology, is expected to pay 50% of the cost of 300 units of Desktops computers while the remaining 50% of the cost would be paid by the beneficiaries spreading over a period of 24 months.
Brain integrated systems Limited, promoted by Balog Technologies Limited, whose robust products have continued to attract patronage within the West African sub-region, under the arrangement as contained in the MOU, will provide hardware, software, telephone terminal support, remedial engineering and warranty covering one year on each PC purchased at a project management office (PMO) which will be established at the Ministry of Science and Technology premises to be known as NSCOS Unit
With optimism, the Managing Director of Brian Integrated Systems Mr Tunji Balogun in a press conference after the signing in ceremony told IT journalists in Lagos that his company will live up to its expectations by supplying the Niger State Government robust and latest PCs available in the IT market. "This is not the first of its kind.
We are ready to partner with any state and other private sector in the Nigerian economy on Computer For All initiative, (CANi) We do not supply old technologies. We deal on the latest technologies available in the global IT market.
We have done it in several states including Ogun, Osun, Uyo, and Kwara State . We are ready to partner with other states."
Balogun, who is also the President of Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria, (CAPDAN) noted, adding that their destination is West African sub-region.
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Balogun who has been preaching capacity building using IT also called on other state governments to embrace the crusade for IT penetration into the Nigerian grassroots.
"Before now, it will be recalled that Brian Integrated Systems won the Most Improved PC Company 2007 by the Titans of Tech award by Technology Africa, and Intel Premiere Partner 2007 Intel Corporation. We also won the Intel award as a result of the purchases made by Brian Systems via approved channel. The figures which surpassed that of representatives from other countries that won them the award.
It will be recalled that BRIAN Integrated Systems Limited is one of the indigenous computer assembly companies endorsed by the federal government after it passed all mandatory tests for such endorsement and has thus been approved for patronage from all federal ministries, parastatals and agencies. This is in tune with the Federal Governments drive at improving the local capacity within the country. The brand has also been Microsoft WHQL certified to meet international standards
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