Volume 60, Issue 335, May - August 2024

Assessment of the role of Information and Communication Technology in the operations of Federal Road Safety Corps’ in Akure, Ondo state

Ayodeji J Ogunmola

Department of LTT, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo state, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a vital role in Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operations in Akure. A Survey research design was used for the study. The census sampling technique was employed to select one hundred and forty-five (145) FRSC officials in Akure, and a multi-stage sampling technique was used to select three hundred and thirty-one (331) road users in the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). Two sets of questionnaires were used to get data from the respondents, the first set is for FRSC officials, and the second set is for road users. Data was analyzed using SPSS for both descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive analysis of this study revealed that Computer systems, Official mobile phones, and walkie-talkies (radios) are the only ICT tools that are available and in use. The ICT tools available are effectively utilized primarily in road safety education, and payment of fines. Therefore, the study recommends that the government should provide more ICT tools for the operations of FRSC to increase their performance and generate more revenue; there should be training and retraining of staff on ICT utilization, and the FRSC officials should be willing to learn how to utilize the ICT tools provided for their operations effectively, the government should recruit young and skilled individuals who can adopt ICT in FRSC operations so that FRSC performance will be at its peak and they should also provide CCTV camera on the road to apprehend road safety violators and this will enhance the road users to always abide by the rules and regulation put in place by FRSC.

Keywords: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Road Safety and ICT Utilization

Discovery, 2024, 60, e21d1441

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v60i335.e21d1441

Published: 18 June 2024