In line with the objective to promote and strengthen local technologies in the telecom industry, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has called for the submission of a research proposal from academics across various tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
In a statement made available on recently, the telecom regulator said, it is in support for local telecommunications-based innovation.
The submission of the research proposal would undergo preliminary assessment, and interested researchers are expected to submit both hard and soft copies of their research proposals on or before May 17.
According to the NCC, useful inventions and research from tertiary institutions were being supported by the Commission, stating that locally realizable innovations have clear potential of developing the telecommunications.
“under this objective, the Commission invites proposals from academics in tertiary institutions that have possible research ideas capable of replacing or enhancing different technologies in the telecommunications industry in Nigeria.
“It is envisaged that the initiative will help build capacity in the tertiary institutions and promote Nigeria’s contribution to the pool of technologies in use in the communications industry.
“Interested researchers are invited to submit their proposals which must come from teaching academics in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
“The proposal must have a one-page executive summary of the research proposal to include the relevance of the research to the telecommunications industry,” the Commission stated.
However, the proposal must involve a clear statement and explanation of the problem which the technologies would solve.
The Commission stated that the interested researchers must indicate the evidence of local realization, as well as the prototype of the technology.
“The cost of actualizing the idea, excluding furniture and allowances must be reasonable, the research also should be integrated with education so as to build the capacity of students via the implementation of the project in the institution.
There must be evidence of competence of term in executing the project,” the commission said.
“The proposals that are adjudged promising and capable of developing the telecommunications industry will be further evaluated by another level of assessors.
“Sponsors/authors of research submissions may be invited for the defense of their proposals before a decision is taken on whether the Commission will fund their project(s) or not,” the telecommunications umpire said.
