The newly inaugurated Digital Economy Industry Working Group has been charged with the responsibility to achieve a seven-point agenda.
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami gave the charge while inaugurating the group at the just concluded Digital Nigeria 2022 Conference and Exhibition held in Abuja.
Members of the group includes, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agnecy (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, Managing Director/CEO, Glalaxy Backbone Limited, Prof Mohammed Abubakar, Director General, National Identity Management Commission( NIMC), Engr Aziz Aliyu, Postmaster general for the Nigerian Postal Service(NIPOST), Hon Sunday Adepoju, National Commissioner/CEO, National Data Protection Bureau(NDPB), Dr Vincent Olatunji, two others are the inaugurated members of DEIWG.
According to Prof Pantami, the objectives of the group are: to Establish a Public-Private Partnership Platform as communication link between the public and private sector to drive the Digital Economy policies and Strategies;
Create a framework for strengthening the immediate delivery of initiatives based on the 8 pillars as outlined in the Nigerian Digital Economic Policy and Strategy (2020-2030);
To facilitate the creation of an Enterprise Programs Management Office (EPMO) and funding mechanism which will serve as a framework of funding for DEIWG Secretariat;
To formulate, in partnership with the Government, mechanisms that drive and catalyse growth and increase investments in the Digital Economy;
To examine the current efforts by the Federal Government to digitally transform through policies, projects and programmes and co-create a private sector response plan;
Facilitate leadership mindset that is digital-driven for Shared Prosperity and Shared National Vision and drive continuity of the policies and enhance the institutional arrangement to drive the Digital Economy;
Call to Action for Private Sector to take lead of the creation of the Nigeria Digital Economy showcasing the opportunities in the E-Government Masterplan and Digital Economy Policy and Strategy.
The Digital Nigeria Conference was a successful convergence of stakeholders within the Nigeria and global tech ecosystem.
