FG approves local software, BrainFriend for schools
Promotion of local content in software development has received a
major boost as the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) has endorsed the
BrainFriend e-learning and examination preparatory software from
CINFORES as a tool for the enhancement of teaching and learning methods
in Nigerian schools.
CINFORES Limited is an indigenous software provider, which had over the years developed various educational solutions including the much talked about eCampus and electronic scholarship management information system.
The endorsement of BrainFriend software, which heralds the beginning of new era of local content development for education using ICT was achieved after due assessment by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, (NERDC).
This milestone attained by CINFORES Limited, proves the commitment of
indigenous software developers towards improving the education sector
through the use of information technology (IT).
The Manager, Business Development, CINFORES Limited, Mrs Jachi Briggs in a press conference at the week told IT Journalists that the endorsement was a landmark feat that certifies the software as an e-learning and examination preparatory tool, which should be adopted by schools, institutions, exam bodies and instructors across the country.
She said that the endorsement by the ministry is a public authentication that proves the software attained the requisites for a standard e-learning tool suitable for the development of the education sector.
Similarly, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has also approved and certified the software.
This is in line with the agency’s policy to test and ensure the quality of locally developed software, in a bid to make them meet the required global standards. For the agency, the benefit of promoting indigenous software such as Cinfores BrainFriend is another avenue to diversify the Nation’s economy and enhance the scope of outsourcing in the industry.
The software which is computer based, contains questions, answers with explanations modeled after national examinations and screening tests, such as POST UTME, UTME, SSCE, NECO recruitment and scholarship tests. It is an e-learning tool that guarantees excellent result when used consistently by students or teachers.
Already, the 2013 version of the software which features over 50,000 questions, answers and explanations covers over 40 subjects; over 15,000 theorems, formula and definitions, now includes technical drawing, computer science, food and nutrition, more flexible career counseling guide and lots more. It is also now available for mobile devices running on android with IOS and Windows Mobile version to be released by the end of Q2 2013.
All these accompanied with the new and exciting BrainFriend Mobile store promises to be the one-stop-shop for the revolution of education in Nigeria through ICT.
Before now, the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), Lagos State chapter and the Cross Rivers State government in partnership with IT&C networks have deployed the Cinfores Brainfriend software for teachers in the respective states and many more states are gearing up to follow suit.
CINFORES Limited is an indigenous software provider, which had over the years developed various educational solutions including the much talked about eCampus and electronic scholarship management information system.
The endorsement of BrainFriend software, which heralds the beginning of new era of local content development for education using ICT was achieved after due assessment by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, (NERDC).
NCC Boss, Juwah and Minister of CommTech, Johnson
The Manager, Business Development, CINFORES Limited, Mrs Jachi Briggs in a press conference at the week told IT Journalists that the endorsement was a landmark feat that certifies the software as an e-learning and examination preparatory tool, which should be adopted by schools, institutions, exam bodies and instructors across the country.
She said that the endorsement by the ministry is a public authentication that proves the software attained the requisites for a standard e-learning tool suitable for the development of the education sector.
Similarly, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has also approved and certified the software.
This is in line with the agency’s policy to test and ensure the quality of locally developed software, in a bid to make them meet the required global standards. For the agency, the benefit of promoting indigenous software such as Cinfores BrainFriend is another avenue to diversify the Nation’s economy and enhance the scope of outsourcing in the industry.
The software which is computer based, contains questions, answers with explanations modeled after national examinations and screening tests, such as POST UTME, UTME, SSCE, NECO recruitment and scholarship tests. It is an e-learning tool that guarantees excellent result when used consistently by students or teachers.
Already, the 2013 version of the software which features over 50,000 questions, answers and explanations covers over 40 subjects; over 15,000 theorems, formula and definitions, now includes technical drawing, computer science, food and nutrition, more flexible career counseling guide and lots more. It is also now available for mobile devices running on android with IOS and Windows Mobile version to be released by the end of Q2 2013.
All these accompanied with the new and exciting BrainFriend Mobile store promises to be the one-stop-shop for the revolution of education in Nigeria through ICT.
Before now, the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), Lagos State chapter and the Cross Rivers State government in partnership with IT&C networks have deployed the Cinfores Brainfriend software for teachers in the respective states and many more states are gearing up to follow suit.
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