INSTALLATION OF BROADBAND WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE IMPLEMETATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE NETWORK (PSNet) IN 36 STATES OF NIGERIA

MAIN OBJECTIVE

• 1. To improve accessibility to public administration for all citizens, bringing transparency to government processes.
• 2. To put in place a highly efficient information technology system for public service sector of the economy.
• 3. To improve judicial procedures and ehance the dispensation of justice.
• 4. To empower the labour force with I.T skills and improving Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) productivity.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Public Service network is an initiative of the National Information Development Agency (NITDA), an agency set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria to ensure the implementation of the National Information Technology (IT) Policy and to coordinate and regulate the development and regulation of the Information Technology sector.The PSNet was necessitated by the need to put in place a highly efficient Information Technology system in place for Public service sector of the economy to operate. Most Government offices and parastatals in each states of the Federation are located several kilometers away from each other within the same metropolis, therefore in choosing a method of connection, different criteria were considered. Thus wireless networking was considered appropriate for connecting the different offices of the government agencies, secretariats and establishment. Basically, the project consists of a broadband wireless base station located at the secretariat of each state capital or any other chosen location depending on the peculiar nature of each state. Other remote locations, which can be the Governors lodge, Government house, ministries, research centres and parastatals that are located within the wireless local loop can be connected to the base station via a subscriber unit.

BENEFITING STATES

Sokoto, Plateau, Bayesa, Oyo, Kano, Ogun, Kogi, Adamawa, Lagos. While we are currently working on six states. Before the end of the year, fifteen states will be added.

FUNDING

• The estimated cost is $1,277,600

*The above project is already being funded in phases by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

CONCLUSION

• At the end of this project , we should be able to design the same type of project for Nigeria Universities (e-students) but cheaper and more effiecient also with mind of using it for research and practical purposes for better understanding of the theory.