Where is the money in IT? I get asked this question severally by many who think that to make money using information technology, requires massive amounts of investment tantamount to what they have seen mobile network operators and other big players in the technology infrastructure and services sector splash in a bid to tap into what has been tipped as Africa's largest growth potential - the need for value added information and communication. Selectively settling on what is fast becoming a hot area, that of government opening up its data, let us explore the application of information technology. The real power of Information technology, my take on open government - http://bit.ly/i6IMay