The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced that it is partnering Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), National Assembly (NASS) and Cyber Future Academy (CFA) to ensure that Nigeria take advantage of the paradigm shift in the technological advancement for the nation’s development.
The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa revealed this while giving a keynote address at the Nigeria ICT Week in Abuja.
He highlighted the Nation’s roadmap to a digital transformation towards achieving a National Social and Economic development.
The event, an initiative of NITDA, NEPC, NASS and CFA which was held at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja had the sector’s key players in attendance to share ideas on how to create viable and comfortable environment for indigenous startups to thrive.
Inuwa who was represented by the Agency’s Ag. Director of Corporate Planning and Strategy Department, Dr Aristotle Onumo stated that the Agency has made a strategic decision in joining the global trend and described the event as a platform for sharing the nation’s digital transformation journey.
“This event very much aligns with our mandate at NITDA, which is to develop and transform the Digital Economy sector of this great nation by setting up the necessary regulatory and governance framework that will stimulate the growth of the Digital Economy ecosystem”, Inuwa noted.
Buttressing his point further, the DG highlighted Agency’s support for indigenous startups which have contributed largely to the $4billion generated by the continent’s tech startups in 2021 alone and have caught global attention.
“While we recognize the ocean boiling strategy through which the digital ecosystem has evolved over time, the Agency has been in the forefront of catalysing a new approach towards supporting the emergence of a viable digital ecosystem”, he averred.
Speaking on the Agency’s unprecedented achievements, Inuwa mentioned that the NITDA Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan 2021-2024 (SRAP) has offered a veritable compass for navigating the Nation’s volatile, uncertain and dynamic digital industry.
