NITDA CEO Urges ID4D To Assist Nigeria Get Digital Identity
SHALOM OLALEYE
The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa , has urged ID4D to help in whatever way they can for Nigeria to get digital identity and implement policies and mandates.
He made this statement at the Nigeria Digital ID4D Project Team at the Agency’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.
Inuwa reiterated that the government could not do it alone. He acknowledged that collaboration between NITDA and ID4D and other relevant partners will always be welcomed with an open arm.
“Anything that has to do with identity, we need it to implement our mandate. Identity is key to Digital Economy. We believe we need each other to succeed, our mandates are interwoven, we need ID to succeed, and you also need us for the ID to be used in Digital Economy”, He said.
The DG informed the Team that NITDA’s mandate of Developmental Regulation is in line with what ID4D is working on and pledged them the Agency’s unalloyed support.
Furthermore, Inuwa mentioned that setting the Digital Identity process on track will ensure effective implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy NDEPS within the stipulated interval.
