The Director Common of the Nationwide Info Know-how Growth Company, Kashifu Inuwa, has reiterated Nigeria’s dedication to strengthening information governance, cybersecurity and digital belief by sustained worldwide partnerships, significantly with the USA.
Inuwa acknowledged this whereas delivering an deal with on the Nigeria Information Privateness Capability Constructing Workshop organised by the USA Division of State in Abuja. The occasion centered on strengthening institutional capability and coverage coordination in response to rising international challenges in information safety and digital governance.
In line with the NITDA boss, Nigeria stays dedicated to constructing “a trusted, safe, and inclusive digital ecosystem” in step with President Bola Tinubu’s precedence space to “Strengthen Nationwide Safety For Peace And Prosperity.”
He traced the rising U.S.–Nigeria digital partnership to engagements such because the 2024 Binational Fee, the collectively hosted Synthetic Intelligence Convention, and ongoing collaborations with U.S. cybersecurity firms, all of that are aimed toward boosting Nigeria’s technical and digital capability.
Inuwa defined that information privateness, cybersecurity, synthetic intelligence and efficient coverage frameworks are interconnected and in the end serve a standard purpose.
In line with him, “information privateness, cybersecurity, AI, and sound coverage all level to at least one crucial goal: constructing belief within the digital financial system.”
He added that “when belief is strengthened, innovation strikes sooner and prices are lowered, creating the inspiration for prosperity.”
The Director Common additional emphasised the interdependence of rising applied sciences and information governance, stating that “AI thrives on information, information calls for privateness, and privateness relies on robust safety,” noting that these points can’t be addressed in isolation if sustainable digital progress is to be achieved.
He additionally reaffirmed NITDA’s resolve to supply the precise regulatory framework and enabling surroundings for innovation, whereas positioning Nigeria and Africa as the following frontier of the worldwide digital financial system. This, he mentioned, is being pushed by the continent’s younger, digital-native inhabitants and increasing pool of native expertise expertise.
Trying forward, Inuwa introduced plans to raise Nigeria’s Nationwide Cybersecurity Convention into a world platform later this yr. He mentioned the expanded convention would function energetic participation from the USA Mission in Nigeria and international expertise firms, with a deal with strengthening partnerships and advancing capability constructing in help of Nigeria’s digital self-determination.
He concluded by appreciating the partnership with the USA authorities and expressed optimism about deeper collaboration in key areas resembling cybersecurity, synthetic intelligence and information safety.