The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has introduced five new guidelines to foster development of the IT sector in Nigeria.
The new guidelines include: The Rule Making Process Regulation of NITDA; The Nigerian Data Protection Regulation; Guideline for IT Clearance; Guidelines for Public Internet Access and Framework for Use of Social Media in Public Institutions.
Isa Ibrahim Pantami, NITDA Director-General said the new guidelines would help in the effective regulation of the IT sector, adding that they were products of painstaking research and wide consultations. The aim is to ensure a defined, best practice approach to rulemaking is used by NITDA, he said, to develop sound instruments for regulation of IT.
Pantami said that there has been an increase in the patronage of locally assembled devices, as records showed that indigenous Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) sold 98,224 devices in 2015, 154,424 in 2016 and 355,647 in 2017.
He explained that NITDA standards, frameworks and guidelines are regulatory policies that require implementation, and that the IT sector cannot be effectively developed without relevant rules to create uniformity and consistency. Pantami stressed the need for all public institutions to comply with the new guidelines in the procurement and use of their IT equipment.
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