{"id":65903,"date":"2022-10-26T20:32:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=65903"},"modified":"2022-10-26T20:32:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:32:43","slug":"fg-stops-importation-of-digital-technology-products-services-as-nigeria-intends-to-be-global-talent-supplier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/fg-stops-importation-of-digital-technology-products-services-as-nigeria-intends-to-be-global-talent-supplier\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Stops Importation Of Digital Technology Products, Services, As Nigeria Intends To Be Global Talent Supplier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has declared that it would no longer accept importation of any digital technological product or service into the country \u201cuntil and unless the country is convinced that capacity to develop such product and service is not readily available in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65904 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221026-WA0041.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) made the declaration on Wednesday while delivering his special remarks at the 2022 Digital Nigeria Conference, Exhibition and Award in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The conference which is formerly known as e-Nigeria International Conference and Exhibitions is the flagship awareness programme in the Digital Economy sector.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event was re-branded as Digital Nigeria to further expand the scope in line with the core objectives of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS).<\/p>\n<p>The aim is to brainstorm on contemporary issues of relevance across the globe to address Nigerian challenges for sustainable socioeconomic development.<\/p>\n<p>It is a veritable platform for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) awareness creation, development of the appropriate framework, and setting goals for best practices.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister maintained that the wisdom behind the stoppage of the importation of the digital technological products and services is to give effect to the Executive Orders 003 of May 2017 and 005 of February 2018 which give support to Local Content Procurements by Ministries, Department and Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria\u201d and the \u201cPlanning and Execution of Projects, Promotion of Nigerian Content in Contracts and Science, Engineering and Technology\u201d respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He stated further that \u201ceven in the employment position that is publicized, as long as there are Nigerians that have the capacities to take up the challenges, it is not allowed for you to bring somebody from outside the country except is an agreement for transferring of knowledge and 40 per cent of our products and services must be retained for Nigerians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Pantami disclosed that the sector has been performing creditably well in the last three years which makes it the fastest growing sector and the highest contributor to the Gross Domestic Products of the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cDigital Economy has in recent time recorded three unprecedented records. The sector contributed 18.44 per cent to the GDP in the last quarter according to the National Bureau of Statistic. While listing the achievements of the sector, the Minister informed that all the ministry scored high grade in each of the eight ministerial deliverables he signed with President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the ministry scored average of 173.86 per cent. He gave the scores each deliverable recorded as: implementation of broadband connectivity &#8211; 134%; deployment of 4G across the country &#8211; 127%; digitalising government functions and processes &#8211; 99%; development and implementation of a National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy &#8211; 103%; implementation of a Digital Identity Programme &#8211; 86%; improvement and optimisation of revenues from all operators and licensees in the agencies under the ministry\u2019s supervision &#8211; 594%; active collaboration with the private sector to create jobs &#8211; 111% and empowerment of citizens &#8211; 137%.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Minister, on remittance of fund to the government\u2019s coffer, the sector used to contribute an average of N51billion quarterly to the government coffer but in the last three years, the sector remittance to the government coffer averagely stands at N408 billion quarterly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you cannot appreciate this until you know how difficult to generate fund to government. We remit all what we generate to the government while others spend without generating,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister revealed that the under the service infrastructure pillar, the IT project clearance alone has saved the Federal Government over N44 billon in the last one year with the clearing of over 1,600 projects which have to do with the automation of government processes in order to save fund, improve precision and accuracy and promote accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Pantami expressed that the vigor in the implementation of the various pillar of NDEPS is facilitating the unprecedented achievements the sector is recording since the policy is approved in October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He listed the eight pillars to include, Developmental regulations, Digital Literacy and Skills, Solid Infrastructure, Service infrastructure, Soft Infrastructure, Digital Service Development and Promotion, Digital Society and Emerging technologies and Indigenous Content Promotion and Adoption.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cIn order to simplify the implementation of each of the pillar, we have developed another implementation policies under each pillar; and under some pillars, we have developed three to four policies. Within the last three years, we have developed 19 national policies and at least 17 of them are being implemented today and this is unprecedented.\u201d While noting the ministry\u2019s achievements in capacity building,<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Pantami disclosed that 863,232 Nigerians have been trained on \u201ccutting edge and highly demand digital skills\u201d adding that \u201cthe trained identified global vacuum on the digital sector and focused on provision of skills to our citizens so that they could be able to fill up the vacuum.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this, according to the Minister, over 2,000 IT centres have been established across the country.\u201dHe said the development of many regulatory instruments by the ministry and its parastatals has led to the passing in to law the Nigeria Start-Up Bill by the National Assembly and consequently assented to by the President last week. While commending President Buhari and National Assembly for the speedy passage and assenting, the Minister described the legislation as organic because inputs were sought from the Start-Up ecosystem and all their challenges are were accommodated.<\/p>\n<p>He said the passage of the Bill as attracted commendation globally especially from Massachusetts Institute of Technology which indicated interest to learn from.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE has expressed optimism that with the several initiatives the ministry and all its parastatals are putting in place, Nigeria can become the global talent supplier in the tech ecosystem in no distance time.<\/p>\n<p>He said Nigeria is doing a lot in trying to position itself in the area of talent development because technology has two components; the technology and the people side of it-talent which we have in abundant in Nigeria. Inuwa, expressed this in Abuja at the ongoing Digital Nigeria International Conference with the theme \u201cDigital transformation: A Path to Sustainable Digital Economy.\u201d According the Director General, if Nigeria could harness her talents in the tech ecosystem, it does not need anything again \u201cbecause talent alone is estimated at 8.5 trillion USD market value and Nigeria has the capacity to fill the global talent gap. He assured that, \u201cWe have done it in the sport industry. We have done it in the music industry and we are going to do it in the tech industry.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the country would also explore how to use Emerging Technologies to create and capture value from the tech ecosystem. While recalling that the Minister recently signed Memorandum of understanding with the Microsoft Incorporation to trained 5 million Nigerians, the NITDA boss disclosed that there are \u201cother several initiatives like the training of 1 million developers in the next 18 months which are gear towards positioning Nigeria so that we can bridge the global talent gap\u201d<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He described digital transformation and sustainability as increasingly important and intertwined phenomena that are full of promises and pitfalls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo achieve sustainability, you need strategy to realise the promises while avoiding the pitfalls,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>Inuwa noted that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Pro. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has designed an approach to succeed in the digital economy sector.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the Minister used the three part gain which are unleash creative offence to position Nigeria as a leader in the digital economy; initiatives to strengthen the midfield in terms of processes, policies and legal framework and thirdly, initiatives to tide up the defense which is to explore and that is why we have initiatives that explore technology to enhance processes and services which include the e-government master plan, initiatives around infrastructure to connect the unconnected.<\/p>\n<p>On the recently passage of the Nigeria Start Up bill which has now become an Act after the President\u2019s assented to it, the Director General averred that the Act would provide legal instrument for Nigeria to become a start-up nation.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWith the president assenting to the bill, it will help us position ourselves to disrupt and not to be disrupted because it is through start-up you can come up with the disruptive ideas with innovations to create Innovation Driven Enterprises and we are implementing several initiatives to achieve that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have MIT REAP programme; we are working with JAICA and we have other several initiatives aim to strengthen the ecosystem that is why Nigeria\u2019s ecosystem is the most vibrant ecosystem in the whole of Africa. Out of seven unicorn companies in Africa, five originated from Nigeria and we have three more to join soon,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Inuwa however solicited for the cooperation of others because digital transformation cannot be achieved in silos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe digital transformation needs collaboration. We need everybody on board. Government has its own roles; to create policies, to intervene in terms of regulations and legal framework and you all have your own roles to play. The academia produces the human capital; we need the innovators to come up with innovative ideas, we need the venture capitalists to invests and we need you our guests from abroad to learn from your experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of this, we are looking forward to ideas that will promote what government is doing so that Nigeria can have a sustainable digital economy,\u201d the NITDA boss concluded.<\/p>\n<p>One of the keynote speakers at the conference and Gambia\u2019s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr. Ousman A. Bah enjoined African countries to embrace digital transformation stating that \u201cdigital transformation required the need for visionary leaders that have purpose and purpose that has destiny and destiny has address.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that adoption of blockchain technologies would speed up the continent\u2019s drive for digital transformation which will promote other emerging technologies such as data protection, cyber security, digital inclusion and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that Blockchain has many benefits such as financial inclusion and nurturing of small scale businesses, he stated that the technology comes with its challenges.He reiterated that there are significant challenges to overcome before the benefits of Blockchain could be realised.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Bah consumer protection and system network risk can slow down the pace being recorded.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Central banks in African countries need to be proactive to explore the technological advancement that Blockchain offers to promote digital inclusion advising that many countries need to embrace financial inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCountries in Africa are at the different stages of progress when it comes to allowing financial privacy from other sectors like telecom sector other than the banks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her keynote address, the Secretary General, Digital Cooperation organisation, Deemah A. Alyahya sued for bridging the gender digital divide that exists.<\/p>\n<p>She maintained that access to information should be all inclusive.We need to promote digital inclusion and ensure that we bridge the digital gender divide that is prevailing because women occupy very important roles in our journey toward digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p>In his goodwill remark, the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Muhammed commended the ministry and parastatals under the leadership of Prof. Pantami for deepening the digital inclusion in the country through many of their initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the sector remains the fastest growing sector which has been helping the nation in its drive for economic diversification. Other dignitaries at conference were Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Crime, Senator, Yakubu Oseni, representative of some ministers of Special Duties, Minister of State for Health and Service Chiefs, captains of industry, IT enthusiasts, tech start-ups and innovators.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the event was the unveiling a book titled \u201cIsa Ali Ibrahim Pantami: Advancing Nigeria\u2019s Drive Toward a Digital Economy\u201d, published in honour of the Minister.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has declared that it would no longer accept importation of any digital technological product or service into the country \u201cuntil and unless the country is convinced that capacity to develop such product and service is not readily available in the country.\u201d<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":35955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,17],"tags":[648,6732],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-65903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-news","tag-ncc","tag-nitda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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