OUTSMARTING OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN ICT INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Information and communications Technology (ICT) has become a key tool in acquiring, processing and disengaging knowledge. It has become an imperative tool for investment and development of nations in 21^st century. The revolutionary impact of ICT on all spheres of the society has not spared the educational sector. The production and use of new knowledge require a more ICT educated population. ICT is therefore, playing a major role in the acquisition and diffusion of knowledge which are fundamental aspects of the educational process. The availability of the internet has given rise to an electronic approach to the educational system called e-learning. Tertiary educational institutions have always been at the quest for a new scientific discoveries and innovations brought about by the activities of teaching, learning and research. This is why Federal Polytechnic Oko has placed ICT at a prime point in Knowledge delivery. Apart from ICT infrastructures which have been put in place by the present Administration lead by Prof.Godwin Onu, education technological tools have been procured in its maximum. This is why the equipped students can comfortably write their examinations, using computers. This E-examination has helped so much in ameliorating, if not completely eliminating examination malpractices and Lecturers-Students’ result maneuverings in the school. The polytechnic under the watch of Prof.Godwin Onu, can now comfortably boast of a gigantic and secured institutional database that runs on cloud, unlike its counterparts within and outside Nigeria. Also, administrative and research activities in the polytechnic is gearing towards the zenith of uniqueness as research infrastructures are taking more eulogistic shapes to outsmart what could be gotten in any institution across Nigeria. Such infrastructures include; Personal computers, specialized software, interactive volute boards, internet, intranet and visual library. The Polytechnic also has started working on plans to intensify computer trainings for new students on how to use the computer systems to answer examination questions. This will not only prepare our students for the challenges of using computers to write their semester examinations but also prepare them for related tasks ahead before and after graduation.