Pangyo, Zhong Guan Cun, and even Bangalore may not be
widely-known names to the average person. However, Silicon Valley
is an entirely different story. The San Francisco based technology
hub is revered round the world, for its role in driving the
neo-digital economy of the western world. Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) has completely obliterated
traditional economic norms. Without the Internet of Things (IoT),
Blockchain Technology, Big Data, Machine Learning and Artificial
Intelligence, it is difficult to envision how a modern economy can
thrive in the new digitized global marketplace. In keeping pace,
nations like Canada, India, China, and South Korea have taken bold
steps to ensure that they remain competitive and independent in the
ICT industry; despite seeming technological 'monopolies' in
other countries. Conversely, Nigeria and Africa in general, are yet
to devote sufficient attention to developing local capacity in ICT,
to enable the 'dark
