Entrepreneurship, Information and Communication Technology Education for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Entrepreneurship, Information and Communication Technology Education

Abstract

The path to global prosperity, as declared by the world leaders is Sustainable Development Goals 
(SDGs) for tackling the problems of rapid destruction of natural resources, envitonmental pollution and 
climate change. This paper considered Entrepreneurship, Information and Communication Technology 
Education by looking at the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship education. The objective 
of this paper is to find out the significance of ICT to entrepreneurship education for sustainable 
development in Nigeria. The paper, however, discussed the concepts of entrepreneurship, 
entrepreneurship education and entrepreneur with the associated characteristics. The evolution and 
development of entrepreneurship education in Nigeria were delved into. Entrepreneurship education 
was discussed in relevance to sustainable development. The interaction with some entrepreneurs in 
Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States revealed that small scale business entrepreneurs are encouraged by using 
computer-related machines for their business operation. However, the paper concluded that workforce 
preparation is being slowed down and that entrepreneurship education, as a functional training, can 
energise the youths for the changing globalisation features. The usefulness of Information and 
Communication Technologies (ICT) to entrepreneurs was discussed. This paper recommended that 
more entrepreneurs should embrace ICT in order to facilitate the operation of their businesses and that 
government should provide an enabling entrepreneurial environment where emerging entrepreneurs 
can thrive and innovate for sustainability.