Nigeria; and by the end of 2017, 50% of internet-enabled devices used within Nigeria
will be made in Nigeria.
7.10.1 Objectives
i.
To promote and support the local design and manufacture of ICT hardware;
ii.
To establish appropriate standards for the production of efficient and costeffective hardware; and
iii.
To
significantly
increase
the
number
of
Nigerians
that
own
ICT
hardware/devices.
7.10.2 Strategies
The Government will:
i.
Encourage the establishment and expansion of domestic capacity to produce
hardware for the ICT sector;
ii.
Encourage the local design and manufacture of ICT hardware that conforms
to global standards;
iii.
Promote the diffusion of ICT knowledge for optimal use of hardware;
iv.
Facilitate low cost, individual ownership or access to computers for every
Nigerian;
v.
Ensure rapid indigenization and domestication of high technology ICT
products and services;
vi.
Encourage joint ventures between Nigerian and foreign enterprises towards
the production of ICT equipment;
vii.
Encourage the patronage of locally manufactured ICT products;
viii.
Encourage research and development of appropriate ICT devices for the
physically challenged to enable them enjoy the benefits of the ICT revolution
in the country;
ix.
Encourage manufacturers to set up factories for the manufacture of Set Top
Boxes that are required for the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting
by 2014; and
x.
Provide incentives to encourage Foreign Direct Investment for local
manufacturing.
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