ABSTRACT
In a dynamic and highly competitive business environment of the 21st century, Organizations have continuously made efforts to search and adopt strategies, techniques and tools to increase productivity while reducing cost, and boost efficiency and effectiveness. This informs the reason behind organizations increased adoption of ICT in recent times. Federal Government Colleges is one of many government establishments to key into the adoption of technology as a driver of productivity, and by so doing, serves as a role model for several other private establishments. This has created a need to evaluate the effect of ICT, on organizational performance and productivity, using Federal Government Girls College Edo State as a case study. To do this, the researcher adopted the survey method of research, using members of staff and students as its population of study, 250 respondents from the Federal Girls College of Edo State, were selected based on the non-probability sampling technique. Their opinion was gathered with the use of a well-structured questionnaire and analyzed using the simple percentage technique of data analysis. This research therefore concluded that FGGC, Benin City, is e-compliant, has witnessed several positive changes through its adoption of ICT. However, the study also revealed that computer illiteracy on the part of students and the public was also revealed to be another factor hampering the effective adoption of ICT amongst others. Based on the above, it was a recommended that government, while investing in ICT, should make efforts to educate the populace on the need for ICT acceptance, and create an enabling environment for educating the public on the use of ICT. Government should also make efforts to increase collaboration and partnership with the private sector to ensure wider reach, local penetration and general acceptance of ICT in the country.
