LAGOS, NIGERIA– Ronik Polytechnic, Lagos, has started a top-level relocate to establish strategic collaborations with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the National Library of Nigeria (NLN).
The partnership, revealed during the organization’s maiden World Book and Copyright Day, is focused on strengthening copyright (IP) defense and expanding scholastic resource gain access to for its community.
The Chairman of the Governing Council, Mr Chris Alabi, represented by Babatunde Adedoyin, emphasised that in the current understanding economy, protecting the “engine of imagination” is as vital as the research study itself.
Protecting the Structure of Scholarship
Speaking on the theme “Understanding, Imagination and Security,” Alabi explained books as the necessary foundation for social advancement.
He kept in mind that within the polytechnic environment, fostering development requires an allowing atmosphere where developers feel their work is safe from unauthorised exploitation.
“In today’s digital age, where information is quickly shared, concerns of copyright, plagiarism, and ethical usage of details have ended up being more crucial than ever,” Alabi specified.
Proposed Collaboration Objectives:
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Policy Execution: Working with the NCC to draft and enforce robust internal IP policies.
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Knowledge Availability: Leveraging the National Library’s digital and physical repositories to improve trainee research study.
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Ethical Education: Creating curriculum modules to sensitise the scholastic community on the threats of plagiarism.
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The Digital Frontier: Challenges and Opportunities
The Nigerian Copyright Commission, represented by Mrs Lynda Alphaeus, provided a presentation titled “Reading and Copyright in the Digital Age.”
She warned that the digital space has overtaken physical media as the main landscape for copyright infringement.
Alphaeus warned trainees against the regular use of totally free applications to download safeguarded material, explaining that such actions straight suppress the creative industry.
“If copyright is not safeguarded, individuals will not wish to develop anymore due to the fact that there won’t be any gain from producing,” she remarked, while reaffirming the NCC’s preparedness to provide technical support and training to the polytechnic.
The Acting Rector of Ronik Polytechnic, Dr Abiodun Olafenwa, repeated that the occasion was a proactive step towards building a culture of integrity.
He specified that the capability to produce and secure intellectual work is now a “vital asset” for any graduate entering the international workforce.
By seeking these partnerships, Ronik Polytechnic positions itself as a forward-thinking institution that values the legal and ethical measurements of technology and style.
As the polytechnic moves to formalise these arrangements, the focus stays on making sure that the “imagination engine” of its trainees is both nurtured and protected from the growing dangers of the digital period.