Charles Uwadia

"Right at the outside bar,you will be surprised at the number of vessels that cannot move or those that are substandard because they cannot meet the minimum standard required for a vessel to be operational."

"In any civilised county,the first thing should be to get a competent marine engineer or a good ship surveyor to go and inspect the vessel and give a honest report before it is purchased."

"My experience over the years has shown that many students loathe programming; they perceive programming courses as difficult subjects that should be avoided where possible, and where the courses are compulsory, the students do everything possible to obtain pass mark."

"Teachers and lecturers handling programming courses should re-skill and retool regularly; they must keep abreast of development in the area."

"Increased level of computerization and deployment of IT is a sure way of motivating the indigenous software industry."

"This is similar to the perception of mathematics by students in secondary schools. And yet, programming is interesting, enjoyable, stimulating, fulfilling and profitable."

"We should create incentives and motivation for the learning of programming – this can be done by creating stimulating learning environment through the provision of adequately equipped computer laboratories; award of prizes and according recognition for outstanding performance; formation of software development clubs in schools as networking for the exchange of ideas and knowledge; organizing more software competitions in schools. {source}}"

"The industry is growing faster than the regulations we have. We want the government to keep up with this pace."