Nkemdilim Begho is founder and
Managing Director of Future Software Resources Limited, an IT solutions
provider focused on online solutions, e-learning and IT security.
As one of the few leading women in
Nigeria’s tech industry, she is passionate about driving innovative thinking,
building a globally recognized technology brand and setting trends in the
Nigerian Technology space which she is still
doing successfully.
She is Chris Uwaje’s daughter, the
man who initiated the idea structure and content drafting strategy for the
establishment of the National Information Technology Development Policy for
Nigeria.
Highly respected as a leader in her
industry, Nkem is recognized as an expert speaker on ICT in Africa. Mrs Nkemdilim has a B.Sc. in BioInformatics
from Ludwig-Maxmillians Universitat Munchen, Germany. She is the recipient of the following awards
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- · She was awarded the Jim Ovia Prize for Software Excellence.
- · She is a facilitator at W.TEC and Ajegunle.org.
- · She is also a recipient of the Etisalat Prize for Innovation.
Nkem has been featured on several
newspaper and magazine publications. She volunteers
regularly for mentoring and empowerment programmes where she shares her
experiences with young Nigerians and less privileged children.
Nkemdilim’s Startup Journey
Embarking on the first stage of her
professional career in Germany at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for
Psychiatric Research in the department for Statistical Genetics and Proteomics,
Nkem later worked at Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG, Germany before returning to
Nigeria.
Mrs. Begho developed software tools to aid genetic research, and
plugins for Micro-array database (Java).
In 2005, Mrs Begho was the Channel
Manager for Leapsoft Nigeria Limited.
Between December 2004- December
2009, she worked as Bioinformatics Consultant and Software Developer for
Affectics Pharmaceuticals. Nkem developed a chemical compound database
called Affectis KemSuite (Java PostrgreSQL) Affectis KemSuite is an in –
house developed compound database system with chemical intelligence, which
enables company wide data integration.
Her entrepreneurial journey really
started with her company - Future Software Resources, which was a business
initially incorporated by her father, Chris Uwaje, Nigeria’s foremost IT policy
maker, on her behalf with the intention that when she was ready, she would take
it over.
In 2008, she fulfilled that vision
when she not only took over the affairs of the company, but rebranded it and
refocused it to concentrate on online solutions, e-learning and IT security.
She’s one of the Board Members of
the World Summit Youth Award from 2010 till date; Board Member of the World
Summit Youth Award, a global e-content contest with core focus on the
acceleration of the Millennium Development Goal implementation.
Today, Future Software Resources
provides online solutions which include website design, web hosting and online
social media management, basically everything a business needs to go online and
survive online. Every company requires online services and somebody to manage
it for them and this has sustained the relevance of Nkem’s business.
The
company’s e-learning and IT security services are also key selling points.
With the growth of technology in
this market, e-learning is becoming more and more relevant as well as IT
security too.
Why Nkem is NaijaCynth’s Woman of
Impact:
She was faced with a number of
challenges when she first started out in her business, one of which was finding
it hard to build a client base from scratch.
Her business initially did not
have a large portfolio of clients to showcase neither any track record to show new clients. She started small by initially building a company website and creating
a business card – her basic approach to building a business which she has kept
and practiced over the years, despite her success.
Nkem has been able to create,
innovate and be part of those shaping the technology industry in Nigeria. She also wanted to be able to manage her own time and work on projects that isfulfilling
her personally.
Finally, she wanted to create
employment and grow as a leader and visionary, making a positive contribution
to the Nigerian online space.
Kudos to her many achievements.
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