ICT and Knowledge Integration for Social Development in Nigeria (Published)
This paper examines the means through which Information and communication technologies and knowledge integration could be used to achieve national integration in Nigeria. The paper establishes that the 21st century is the most advanced and sophisticated era in human history. This is the period of rapid explosion in knowledge information across the globe. In this information age, knowledge is the global currency while ICT is conceived as the driver. Therefore integrating the large pool of knowledge is task that requires apt. the presence of ICT is considered a veritable tool to enhance integration of knowledge. Social development could be achieved by the collaboration of these two factors. This can be done using education as the background. We submitted that if the challenges bedevilling the use of ICT and knowledge integration in Nigeria are surmounted then social development in Nigeria will be achieved.
Keywords: Communication Technology, ICT, Knowledge Integration., Social Development
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES OF THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON RURAL BAYELSA, NIGERIA (Published)
The community and social development projects (CSDP) is a conceived development intervention that builds on two existing poverty-reduction oriented programmes which are the poverty reduction project and local empowerment and environmental management project which came into effect in 2004. However, since the inception of the CSDP in many states of the federation, including Bayesla State, little or no empirical research has been carried out to determine the impact on community development in rural Bayelsa. This is the gap that this study filled as it among other things found, out that, CSDP has contributed to the development of community capacity to respond appropriately to their immediate but essential needs such as, water, health, sanitation, education through literacy promotion, and social integration of members. Based on these outcomes, certain recommendations were made to enhance best interventional process.
Keywords: Community, Empirical Evidences, Impact, Projects, Rural Bayelsa., Social Development