Information and Communication Technology Use and the Sustenance of the Change Agenda in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper discussed extensively on Information and Communication Technology, its application and utilization in all aspects of a modern nation. It identified Information and Communication Technologies as tools for information recovery in the new millennium. Reason is that it comprises of tools such as computer, telecommunication facilities and peripheral which are utilized to source and deliver information. It also examined the provision of Information Communication technology for development (ICT4D) a special policy implemented by the Nigerian government to empower Nigerians to be IT compliance and to be able to participate in software and IT development, ensure that information communication technology are readily available for the promotion of an efficient national development. The writers went further to highlight the perceived benefits of ICTs for national development and in the field of librarianship. It also listed some challenges to the effective utilisation of ICTs for the sustenance of the change agenda.