In February 2000, a committee chaired by Mr Tunde Ezichi submitted a proposed draft IT policy to the HRM Ebitimi Banigo, the minister of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. This led to the production of the master plan for the development of national ICT programme “ICT 2000”.
Mallam Abdullahi, the incumbent director general of NITDA, has ensured the continuous implementation and secured a supplementary regulation to strengthen the NDPR.The Agency with the mandate for a digital Nigeria, organised the Creativity and Innovation Challenge to promote indigenous content. The event took place on Wednesday 21st April at the Agency’s National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics , in Abuja.
The minister asserted that virtual engagements are now formal and institutionalised form of engagements in Nigeria, noting that at the ministerial level in Nigeria, focus is more on National Policy development and Policy supervision. However, it was established by speakers at the webinar that Cybersecurity is identified as a pillar which is very essential for Digital Economy and Digital Transformation within the government.As part of the anniversary celebration NITDA also unveiled the Agency’s Strategic Road Map and Action Plan 2021-2024, a turning point for the Agency on digitalisation of Nigeria.
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