NITDA unveils phase 2 of e-Government master plan
Omeiza Bilal
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has unveiled the second phase of the Nigerian e-Government Master Plan to ensure transparency in governance.
Speaking at the unveiling of the master plan on Monday in Abuja, the Director-General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said it was toward ensuring unhindered access to digital services.
The unveiling was also held with the handing over of deliverables to the Chief Executive Officers of NITDA, National Identity Management Commission, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).
Represented by Director, IT Infrastructure Solutions, Mr Oladejo Olawunmi, Inuwa said that the event symbolised the implementation of the first phase of the Nigerian e-Government master plan.
He recalled that the first phase was sponsored by the joint implementer, the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
“The event aims to strengthen the progress made so far and to properly position the general government enterprise architecture as a cornerstone of building the foundation for digital governance in Nigeria.
“Under the Strategic Road Map and Action Plan, which was named SRAP 2.0, the pillar of infrastructure in the project is committed to ensuring seamless and inclusive access to digital services.
“The enterprise architecture is a disciplined way of organising enterprise resources, which includes business processes, data, information, tech, and finance, among others.
“This is designed to provide the capabilities required to consistently achieve the outcome of the organisations’ functions and mandates,’’ he said.
According to him, it specifies the principles, practices, standards, and policies that guide the way capabilities enable IT to evolve and continue to deliver results that transcend administrations, politics, and the economy.
He explained that the present administration was committed to utilising ICT to drive transparency in government, as well as improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of public service delivery.
Inuwa added that the implementation led to the development of some programmes and initiatives.
He added that the Nigerian Government Enterprise Architecture was a critical factor in the implementation of the e-government-related regulatory instruments.
The NITDA helmsman went further to say that the Nigerian e-government framework was designed to enable interoperability between all the services provided by the government.
He also said that the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) was key to the present administration’s drive towards making government services integrated among themselves, among other tools.
The Korean International Corporation Agency’s (KOICA’s) Country Director, Mr Songil Son, stated that the project had four components.
Son explained that NITDA was coordinating the whole process, adding that so much progress had been recorded.
