1. Presentation for the WITSA
Meetings / WCIT 2012
October 20-24, Montreal, Canada
Engr Florence Seriki MFR
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2. PROFLE
Engr. Florence Seriki
• Founder and CEO of Omatek Ventures Plc (The Nigerian
computer Company was founded about 25 years ago)
• Chemical Engineer and graduated in 1986 from the
University of Ife with honours
• Started working career in 1986 with a one-on-one computer
training for executives within the banking and oil sectors
over 25 years ago and this had laid foundation for the
establishment of Omatek Ventures Plc today. This was the
first of its kind and most executives were my computer
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3. PROFILE
Engr. Florence Seriki
• By 1988, the executives entrusted me with their
corporate staff training and also relied on my expertise
to source for their personal computers. This made me
then to reposition the Company formed at the time –
Omatek ventures Limited as a premium partner for the
foremost foreign brands in the likes of Compaq, HP, IBM
and Apple and Datamini. The transformation continued
and in 1990 Omatek Ventures Limited became a vendor of
some of the world- class computers.
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4. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• In 1993, after posting over $1Million in revenue from
sales of these brands, Omatek commenced the assembly
of Omatek brand of computers from Semi Knocked Down
(SKD) parts purchased from key brand manufacturers in
Asia. The high quality of these computers made its sales
in the financial and key corporate sectors highly
successful.
• Omatek brand soon gained grounds as it could hardly
meet up with the supply of products due to high demand
for its products and hence by 2002, the need to have its
own factory was not only necessary but the company
decided to establish the FIRST Factory in AFRICA for a
number of reasons:
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5. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• First, is to pioneer the production of Completely Knocked
Down (CKD) factory in Africa involved in the production of
Omatek Brands of Casings, Speakers, Computers and
Notebooks, with its factories located in Nigeria and
Ghana.
• Second, to pioneer the production of 3-in-1 LCD Flat
Screens and Plasmas.
• To produce massively for the Nigerian and Ghana
government under the Omatek e-Xpress Consumer Scheme
Initiative that assisted public servants, teachers,
lecturers and students to own computers with ease whilst
paying over a period of time
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6. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• Pioneer the 24hour Alternate Power Solution using Solar,
UPS/Inverter, battery, Led Bulb Hybrid and providing
24hr lighting with no generator or Diesel; whilst
REDUCING Power/Energy Consumption by 85%.
• Pioneer the establishment of Resource Centres at
Tertiary Institutions; whilst providing Practical Hands-on
and Technology transfer to students and providing
Research and Development platform to the institutions.
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7. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• Pioneer Youth Recruitment and Empowerment in IT.
• Create Derived SMEs.
• Generate massive Employment for Youths.
• Pioneer the e-Learning in schools and launched the first
ever 8inch notebook for students in the Educational
sector.
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8. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• As part of strategies designed to enable it maintain the
high quality of its products while also meeting up with the
minimum order quantity requirement from the first class
manufacturers of computer components, the company
embarked on the first of a series of repositioning in 2008
by raising the required capital through Private Placement
and subsequently got listed on the stock market, thus
making Omatek the first Computer company to be so
listed in Nigeria.
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9. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• It is on record that Omatek is one of the few companies
with accelerated entrance into the stock market,
considering the short period between the private
placement and the actual listing. It was another
memorable day in history of the best hardware computer
company out of the entire Africa when it got listed on the
Nigerian Stock market on June 18, 2008 shortly after it
exited the SME scheme.
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10. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• The shares of the company were over subscribed by a
whooping N5 billion. The enthusiasm is indicative of the
kind of respect and acceptance that Omatek has won for
itself over the past two decades of its operations.
• Today, Omatek has sustained buying its component parts
from seasoned first class manufacturers that produce
for other foreign brands.
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11. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• In 2005, Omatek beat 42 other Countries to become the
Best System Builder in East, West and Central Africa and
the only company in these regions that produces
Computers and Computer Casings from Completely
Knocked Down (CKD) components sourced from the
highest grades of manufacturers, thus making all Omatek
computers of world-class standards comparable to any
other foreign brand. This feat has not been matched till
date.
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12. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• The newly formed Omatek Ventures Plc has grown into a
Group of Companies with the establishment of
subsidiaries and associates to strengthen its operations.
Omatek Ventures Plc has therefore become the holding
company for the followings:
• Omatek Computers (Nigeria) Limited (factory)
• Omatek Computers (Ghana) Limited (factory)
• Omatek Ventures Distribution (Ghana) Limited
• Omatek Engineering Services Limited
• Omatek Ventures Distribution Limited
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13. PROFILE
Omatek Ventures Plc
• Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, today,
the group is blessed with seasoned board
members and high level management team
which I am a part.
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14. PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES
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15. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Omatek eXpress Scheme
• Conceived in 2004, the Omatek e-Xpress initiative is
designed to ensure easy access to computer systems and
other Omatek products without the challenges of
affordability. The Omatek e-Xpress initiative is a flexible
computer acquisition and payment scheme which enables
beneficiaries to pay for any computer of their choice
through a structured re-payment plan.
• The Omatek e-Xpress initiative affords Nigerians,
including Civil Servants, Students, Lecturers and
Professionals the opportunity to own computers of their
own through a flexible and convenient payment plan which
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spans between 12-24 months.
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16. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Omatek eXpress Scheme cont’d
• Under this arrangement, beneficiaries will acquire
computers and pay over an extended period of time
through a lease arrangement that requires an undertaking
dully executed in favour of Omatek/Banker by
supervisory officers of the organization/institution and
state governments as the case may be, to ensure monthly
deduction from source from beneficiaries' salaries
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18. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Omatek E-Learning Scheme
• The Omatek e-learning scheme provides a platform to
ensure that Information and Communication Technology
tools are deployed to schools/classrooms under a
carefully structured learning environment equipped with
internet connectivity to create a virtual connection
between students and teachers.
• This also involves the deployment of robust
content/curriculum as well as monitoring and evaluation to
ensure continuity/seamless implementation
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19. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Omatek E-Learning Scheme
• The Omatek e-Learning scheme is currently running in
tertiary and private schools where the institutions have
declared e-learning policy, thus making the payment of
the monthly rental directly by the students to be tied to
a pre-registration clearance or collection of documents
for graduation.
• For Public Schools, Omatek engages in implementing the
e-learning infrastructure in schools whilst there is need
for the monthly rental to be deducted directly from
source.
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21. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Omatek Engineering Serices Limited(OESL) & Resource
Centres
Omatek Engineering Services Limited provides all Technical
Support for the Group. This include
* Backup Support/Aftersales services
* Research & Development
* New Product Development
* RMA support
* Order Management & Product Specification
* Communication. ERP & Power
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22. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
24-HOUR LIGHTING SOLUTION & 85%
ENERGY/WATTAGE REDUCTION ANDSOLAR POWERED
STREET LIGHT
• Solar hybrid alternative Power Solutions with the use of
LED bulbs together with street lights and alternative
power solution using Solar and LED technology.
• Our solutions combine the benefits of the solar system
and those of the LED technology to proffer solutions
that reduce energy consumption considerably while saving
costs by 60-85% whilst providing 24-hour lighting
solution.
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23. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
24-HOUR LIGHTING SOLUTION & 85%
ENERGY/WATTAGE REDUCTION ANDSOLAR POWERED
STREET LIGHT
• The use of our solar/LED solution can result in significant
operational and maintenance cost savings for schools,
public offices, hospitals, hotels, street lighting
implementation, rural electrification and rural water
system.
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25. NOTABLE AWARDS,
RECOGNITION AND
ACHIEVEMENT
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26. AWARDS
• Recipient of Nigeria’s high national honours; a Member of
the Federal Republic (MFR) in recognition of selfless
service to my Motherland.
• Omatek Computers Limited is first to win the Microsoft
Best Systems Builders Award 2005 for Central, West and
East Africa in 2005
• Award as Nigeria’s IT Amazon and has over a 150 national
and international recognition awards;
• I have led Omatek in the last 25 years to become
Nigeria’s only publicly quoted computer company;
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27. AWARDS
• Helped the Nation to create massive Local Youth
Employment/Empowerment in the technology industry and
has enabled Technology Transfer and increase in Local
Content
• Had made Omatek Ventures Plc create many derived
Small Medium Enterpreises (SMEs) servicing the core IT
industry
• Had grown Omatek Ventures Plc to produce IT tools
massively for the Nigerian Government Computer
Assisted Program under the CANI Computer acquisition
Program for Nigerian Civil Servants as part of the
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28. AWARDS
• Had made Omatek Ventures Plc to produce IT tools for
the Ghana’s Government Computer Assisted Program
(GAPP) under the i-Advance Computer acquisition Program
for Ghanaian Citizens
• As a believer in Local Content Development in the ICT
sector and the enormous potential that ICT has to offer
in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, I Have led
Omatek Ventures Plc to partner with other private sector
players and academic institutions on Research &
Development to "ensure that the benefits of new
technologies, especially ICT are available to all. This has
resulted in the establishment of Omatek Resource
Centres across many Universities/higher institutions to
provide hands-on experience for undergraduates
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29. AWARDS
• Had Served as the chairperson of the Electronic and
Telecommunications group of the Nigerian-American
Chamber of Commerce, and a member the Nigerian
National Information Technology Advisory Committee.
• Member of the Governing Council of Adekunle Ajasin
University, Akungba, Ondo State, south west Nigeria.
• In recognition of her business acumen, she was invited to
join the Board of Directors of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc in
October 2009.
• Currently the President of the Information Technology
Association of Nigeria (ITAN)
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30. AWARDS
• Presently on the Presidential Private Public Committee;
and on the special Presidential Committee on Port Reform;
who are mandated to reduce custom clearing to 48 hours
from almost a month.
• Family woman and blessed with three children
• Currently received the Woman Of The Year Award
• Been inducted into into the Obafemi Awolowo University,
Faculty of Technology Hall of Fame
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31. AWARDS
Some of Mrs. Seriki’s other awards include:
• Woman of the year award
• Most Fascinating Nigerian (MFN)-Press Merit services
• Most Outstanding/Innovative company of the decade –
Africa Digital Awards 2010
• Computer Hardware of the Year 2010 –National
Information technology Merit Awards
• Best Computer Company of the Year 2010 – West Africa
ICT Development Awards
• Professional Fellowship Award-Nigerian Computers
Society
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32. AWARDS
Some of Mrs. Seriki’s other awards include:
• Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2009-Equisite
Magazine/Eloy ’09 Awards.
• Life Time Achievement Award for revolutionizing IT in
Nigeria-3rd Lagos Enterprise Award 2009
• Distinguished Alumni Award-Obafemi Awolowo University
Alumni Association(Lagos Branch)
• Legend of Technology 2009 – Titans of Technology
• Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce Young
Entrepreneurship Award
• Outstanding Female Entrepreneur of the year, 2003
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33. AWARDS
Some of Mrs. Seriki’s other awards include:
• Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Excellence in Enterprise Award,
2005
• Best IT Woman of the Year 2003
• Distinguished O.A.U Alumni Award for outstanding
Achievement in IT
• Digital Peers International Award of Excellence, in
recognition of immense contributions to ICT, 2005.
• African leader par excellence Award 2008 by the
international institute of comparative leadership for
Africans and blacks in diaspora and the Accolade
communication.
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34. SUMMARY AND KEYS ITEMS FOR
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
• Job Creation
• Making ICT a major Drive for Economic
Development in Africa
• Making ICT a priority item for Economic
Development and Budgeting
• E-Governance
• Empowering Youths
• E-Learning and influencing Curriculums in
Schools
• Practical Application of ICT in Schools
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35. SUMMARY AND KEYS ITEMS FOR
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA- CONT….
• Transparency in Governance
• Broadband and Universal Access for All
• Funding
• Trade Links/ Alliances for Corporate
Subtainance of ICT Companies
• Communication with other African Countries
and World over
• AFRICA REALLY JOINING THE DIGITAL
VILLAGE
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36. CLOSING AND APPRECIATION
• THANK YOU
BY ENGR FLORENCE SERIKI MFR
NATIONAL PRESIDENT, INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (INDUSTRY) ASSOCIATION
OF NIGERIA – ITAN……..OCTOBER 21ST
2012
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