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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

NITDA, Microsoft sign MoU to strengthen ICT innovation

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.  

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