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| Mrs. Johnson, CommTech Minister |
The draft policy was uploaded Monday morning in fulfillment
of pledge by CommTech Minister, Mrs. Omobola Johnson on the Ministry’s website
at http://commtech.gov.ng and the Ministry’s Blog at
http://blog.commtech.gov.ng.
Confirming this, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity
to the Minister, Mrs. Efem Nkanga said that the 55-page policy document is the
harmonization of the disparate policies governing the ICT industry.
“It will be the overarching guide and platform for the
overall development of the ICT industry and will facilitate the creation of a
digital, knowledge based economy,” she said in a press statement made available
to ITRealms Online.
She recalled that the Minister of Communications Technology,
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, had on August 25, 2011, set up an Adhoc Committee to
harmonize all the various policies for the different sectors in the ICT
industry, namely the telecommunications, broadcasting, Information Technology
and postal services.
The harmonization of the various policies, she said, marks
the first step in the restructuring of the industry for the overall development
of the ICT sector in the country.
Nkanga also said that the policy would be on the Ministry’s
website for two weeks and stakeholders and members of the public are expected
to view the policy and make their comments before it is presented to the
Federal Executive Council (FEC).
She pointed out that stakeholders in the industry had for
long canvassed for the harmonisation of different ICT policies in the industry
to fast track the development of Nigeria into a digital economy for sustainable
development.
“The harmonized policy is expected to lay the foundation for
the overall development of the nation’s ICT sector,” she said.
Remmy Nweke
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