The National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA) and Microsoft Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to strengthen ICT Innovation and adoption in Nigeria,
reports ITRealms.
The partnership, ITRealms gathered will see both NITDA
and Microsoft collaborate in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
development and innovation in the country, particularly in the areas of cloud policies, data protection and privacy
laws and data classification frameworks.
ITRealms
recalls that NITDA mandate is to create a framework for the planning, research,
development, standardization, application, coordination, monitoring, evaluation
and regulation of Information Technology practices in Nigeria.
The Nigerian government priorities, ITRealms gathered, include anti-corruption
drive, security, private sector led economic growth and job creation, youth
training and skills development. Technology will be at the heart of driving and
building a digital economy which will bring these priorities to fruition.
NITDA’s Director-General, Dr. Isa Ali
Ibrahim, said that signing ceremony that they were delighted to collaborate
with Microsoft; asserting that as regulators, “our mandate is to create the
right policies that foster innovation and help build a robust digital economy.
Nigeria is a forward-thinking economy and one which is ready to compete in the
4th industrial revolution by having policies which drive growth and encourage
investments.”
He further added ‘This is a positive
move towards digitalization of government processes and provides a tremendous opportunity to scale up
citizen’s access to services and concurrently improve the quality of services’
Also reiterating on the collaboration,
General Manager Microsoft Nigeria, Akin Banuso expressed their excitement to
collaborate with NITDA.
“Microsoft is committed to providing technology you can trust; We
have been actively involved in discussions with governments around the world to
digitally transform are also frequently asked by other governments to identify
best practices for moving to the cloud; we are honoured to be able to work with
the Nigerian government on this framework.," he said.
Banuso also said that this collaboration aims to foster detailed discussions of
recent regulatory and policy development, including global best practices, to
create cloud regulatory frameworks appropriate for driving innovation and
improving how the public sector operates and delivers citizen services.
ITRealms
further gathered that NITDA and Microsoft will set up a joint working group for
the collaboration.
Uboshe Uboshe/GEE
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