… As Inuwa advocates collaboration, and digital literacy for inclusive national development.
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The Nigerian Presidential Economic Reform is reportedly focuses on Sustainable Growth, Enhancing Infrastructure, Effective Service Delivery and Accelerating Economic Diversification through Digitalisation, Industrialisation, Creative Arts, Manufacturing and Innovation.
At the 18th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) 2025, themed “Shaping the Future of Digital Governance through Cooperation, Innovation, and Inclusion”, held at the Shehu Musa Yara’dua Centre in Abuja, Nigeria.
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has rhetorically stated Nigeria’s commitment to leading Africa’s digital governance transformation, emphasising research, collaboration, and digital literacy as major factors national growth and development.
According to Inuwa the ICEGOV was conceived in 2007 as an annual gathering to bring together academia, governments, International organisations, civil society, and industry to share the latest insights and experiences in the theory and practice of Electronic Governance in Nigeria’s journey toward digital leadership, Inuwa said, “Tonight marks a remarkable milestone in our journey to making Nigeria a leader in digital governance. Our participation in previous ICEGOV events inspired us to take on the challenge of hosting the 2025 edition, the first ever in West Africa.”
“The Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani’s interest in Nigeria hosting workshops at the ICEGOV 2024 is based on his believe in research to build a robust and sustainable economy, especially in the digital era, we need to invest heavily in deep research, especially in deep tech,” Inuwa.
Mr. Inuwa expressed that the conference theme aligns with the Ministry’s strategic plan of accelerating the Nation’s Collective Prosperity through Technical Efficiency, which is anchored on five pillars: Knowledge, Policy, Infrastructure, Trade, and ‘Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Capital’.
He further emphasized on the advantage of the youth population of Nigeria, saying the young digitally native population presents a major opportunity for national growth and development.
“Digital transformation is not just about technology. it’s about improving how we serve our citizens, and governance must meet citizens where they are, which is online. Our goal is to build trust, efficiency, and better service experiences,” Inuwa.
Supporting this vision, Inuwa inform the audience of the NITDA’s wide-ranging initiatives targeting enhancing digital literacy and public sector capacity which include, the National Digital Literacy Framework, to ensuring every Nigerian acquires digital skills from early education to adulthood, a forging a strong bong with the Ministry of Education to integrate digital literacy into school curricula by next year, partnership with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in training of all public servants, with over 24,000 already enrolled, and nationwide campaigns to extend digital skills training to market traders, transport workers, senior citizens, and faith-based groups.
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