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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 5(4), pp. 133–144, June, 2017. DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2017.022 ISSN: 2360-784X
Research Paper
Information Technology (IT) Policy and Its Effect on Youth Empowerment in Developing Countries: Perspective of Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Initiatives in ICT
Musa Zakari and Yahaya Sadiq Abubakar
Department of Political Sciences, Nasarawa State University Keffi-Nigeria. Corresponding author’s E-mail: musazakarimni@yahoo.com, E-mail: musazakarimni@gmail.com
Accepted 10 June 2017
The study
evaluates the relevant IT policy objective on youth in developing
countries as well as strategies for achieving this policy objective in
West Africa Sub-region within Nigeria perspective. New IT opportunities
for work and study are opening up on a daily bases across different
sectors of the economy. Uses and Gratification Theory (UGT) was used to
explain the impact of ICT on youth development in Nigeria. The study
adopted survey, existing literature and expo-factor research method.
Data for study was collected with the used of questionnaire, interview,
newspapers, magazine, Journals and internet. The impact of ICT
Utilization and Application of ICT for Youth Empowerment were discussed
in the study. The findings of the study shows that, Information
Communication and Technology (ICT) in Nigeria has created innovation and
foster competition among the youths in ICT entrepreneurship in Nigeria.
The study recommends that, ICT should be used to facilitate economic
development to create employment for the youths. Cite This Article As: Zakari M, Abubakar YS (2017). Information Technology (IT) Policy and Its Effect on Youth Empowerment in Developing Countries: Perspective of Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Initiatives In ICT. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 5(4) 133-144.
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