NITDA said its aim is to ensure that all ICT policies and regulations are adhered to by their organizations to foster the development of a sustainable digital economy
IT News Nigeria:
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) announced that it has conducted a 5-day training of seven Federal Public Institutions (FPIs) to enable seamless implementation of Nigeria’s e-Government Master Plan, according to a statement.
The release to day said the exercise was carried out through the Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups (DT-TWGs) in Abuja. DT-TWGs are required to ensure that all ICT and digital technologies-related policies and regulations are adhered to by their organisations to foster the development of a sustainable digital economy.
The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, represented by Director IT Infrastructure Solutions (ITIS), Dr Usman Gambo Abdullahi, while declaring the workshop open, gave a background on the essence of the workshop.
He recalled that the Nigeria e-Government Master Plan (Ne-GMP) was approved and launched by the Federal Executive Council on the 24th of May 2019.
He added that, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, alongside the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), unveiled and launched the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) for a digital Nigeria at the opening ceremony of the eNigeria Conference, Exhibitions and Awards on November 28, 2019.
According to the DG these two documents set clear directions for Government digital transformation in Nigeria, which NITDA is taking strategic steps to implement.
“To reduce the complexity associated with digital transformation and accelerate the achievement of expected values from the deployment of IT systems, digital technologies, innovations, and edge against the lack of strategic architecture, insufficient collaboration, integration, sourcing, or effective project management, NITDA in 2018 and 2019 developed the Nigeria e-Government Interoperability Framework (Ne-GIF) and the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA),” he said.
He noted that globally, the Enterprise Architecture (EA) is being utilised as a standard tool for implementing digital transformation plans and strategies.
