NITDA clears N1trn IT projects in 5 months
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cleared 62 Information Technology related projects worth N1.168trillion between January and May this year, the agency’s Director General Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said. Abdullahi made this known on a speech delivered on his behalf by NITDA’s Director of IT Infrastructure Solutions, Dr Usman Gambo Abdullahi, at […]
The Director General (DG) of NITDA, Mr. Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cleared 62 Information Technology related projects worth N1.168trillion between January and May this year, the agency’s Director General Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said.
Abdullahi made this known on a speech delivered on his behalf by NITDA’s Director of IT Infrastructure Solutions, Dr Usman Gambo Abdullahi, at a virtual meeting organised by a subsidiary of the agency, Office for Nigerian Content development (ONC) on Friday.
“This (the IT projects clearance) is an Indication of the drive by this administration to digitalise government services, as most these projects are service based”, the DG said.
While analysing the impact of NITDA’s efforts, Inuwa said the assessment shows that about N64.9bn was for software and software enabled projects.
This, he said, has shown that more can be achieved with a deeper collaboration between the public and private sector going forward using technology as a driver for public services.
“Therefore, for successful development and delivery of government digital services, it is significantly important that innovative Nigerian companies are engaged very early in the project from the conceptualization and design stages”, he said.
He added that the effect of the pandemic on the economy, governance and public service delivery has spurred a greater urgency for the development of government digital services and digital economy for Nigeria.