Although, Pantami acknowledged the position and mandate of the ComputerProfessionals (Registration Council) of Nigeria as a Council is mandated to
have control and supervision of the (Computing) profession as provided by
Section 1(2) of the Computer Professionals (Registration council of Nigeria)
Act., as well as concerns of the Nigeria Computer Society, he insisted that the
registration by NITDA is in line with agency’s mandate as specifically stated in
Section 6 (a, f) NITDA Act 2007.
This, he said, mandated NITDA to create a framework for the planning,
research, development, standardization, application, coordination, monitoring,
evaluation and regulation of information technology practices, activities and
systems in Nigeria; and to render advisory services on all information
technology matters to the public and private sectors.
Pantami
maintained that “it is within the regulatory and developmental
role of NITDA to ensure that IT contractual practises and project delivery in
the public sector are done in accordance with best practices, within acceptable
standards and in the interest of the development of IT in Nigeria.”
Furthermore, he said, NITDA as the clearance house for IT projects of
the Federal Government, has the responsibility to ensure that IT projects are
executed by professional firms.
“NITDA as a regulator will not relent in its quest to improve IT
practises and expose projects that are ill-conceived or poorly executed,” he
said, assuring all Nigerians that it will not allow sub-standard projects in
MDAs being executed by companies that have limited or no capacities.
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