vii. Enhance the capabilities of the Nigerian population to make use of, and contribute to broadband, and in so doing increase its relevance to the socio economic development of the country and its populace; and viii. Establish a methodology for assessing progress of broadband development in Nigeria in a structured way that (i) highlights and (ii) seeks to address bottlenecks along/across all layers. 7.4 Capacity Building Transformation to a knowledge-based economy requires significant investment in the development of ICT skills. These skills are required to support innovation, infrastructure and effective business models that underpin a knowledge-based society. 7.4.1 Situation Analysis Proficiency in ICT is still very low among ICT professionals and the general populace. This translates to a huge skills gap which in turn signposts untapped benefits that ICT could potentially deliver to Nigeria’s socio economic development. Therefore, strengthening of ICT human capital should be accorded the highest priority. 7.4.2 Objectives i. To integrate ICT into the national education curriculum; ii. To promote the culture of lifelong learning; iii. To promote development of ICT skilled personnel; and iv. To support training and capacity building among public sector employees in the development and use of ICT tools and applications to improve the delivery of Government services. 7.4.3 Strategies The Government will: i. Facilitate the establishment of globally competitive training institutions in the field of ICT; ii. Introduce mandatory training and appropriate courses in ICT at all tiers of education; !"#$%&"'()*+(,%'$-.(/(0120( ( ( ,"34(52(