NITDA Engages IMO State ICT Stakeholders On Digitisation, Entrepreneurship Evolution
By Gloria Usman, Abuja
The National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Office of Digital Economy and
e-Governance, Imo State Government has organised ICT Stakeholders' Engagement Forum in Owerri, Imo State.
The engagement amongst other objectives is to establish sustainable collaborations and consistent channels for feedback and the exchange of ideas as well as share with stakeholders NITDA's vision, regulatory instruments for national development, and the journey so far.
Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa CCIE in his opening speech challenged participants to use the meeting as a veritable platform to pool knowledge, experience, expertise, and co-create solutions, articulate strategies, and extend NITDA's services to all stakeholders, especially at the grassroots.
Inuwa who was represented by the Director, Zonal Offices Directorate, Mr Babajide Ajayi noted that strategic actions are being taken in the implementation of critical areas of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS).
NDEPS, the DG explained is a strategic document approved by the Federal Executive Council which focuses on eight pillars that are critical to the development of the Digital Economy.
He further enumerated the pillars to include; Developmental Regulation, Digital Literacy and Skills, Solid Infrastructure, Service Infrastructure, Digital Services Development and Promotion, Digital Society and Emerging Technologies, Soft Infrastructure, and Indigenous Content Development and Adoption.
"Throughout the twenty-one-year journey, we have had to look continuously at our mandate, reset our vision, and invigorate our mission. We have moved from being a highly centralised organisation to a functionally decentralised Institution.
"Our aspiration is to be an organisation closer to stakeholders. We are also increasingly becoming a process-driven, data-dependent, and results-oriented organisation", Inuwa stressed.
He further said, "the Agency's strategies and choices are pursued while always ensuring financial prudence - even in the most turbulent times and ensuring that we meet the objectives of a national IT Governance, foremost of which is delivering value to our stakeholders".
While emphasising the fact that the stakeholders come first, Inuwa assured everyone that NITDA's goal is to deliver value to them which underscores the importance of the engagement to get clarity on their perspectives, aspirations, and needs.
"Some of the people-oriented programmes we have implemented in consultation with stakeholders and under the supervision of our parent Ministry, the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, include the National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA), the National Adopted School for Smart Education (NASSE), Digital Literacy Capacity Training for Persons Living with Disabilities, support for ICT Innovation Hubs, building of Community IT Centres, development of State IT policies, and a host of other activities".
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