Digital Innovation: NITDA Engages Stakeholders In Policy Development

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This is part of the efforts by the Federal Government to grow the nation’s economy through digital technologies in line with National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a digital Nigeria, a statement issued yesterday by the spokesperson of the agency Hadiza Umar said. The NDIESP being championed by Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, comprises six priority thrusts namely: Advancing Human Capital, Unlocking Access to Capital, Enabling Infrastructure, Boosting Demand, supporting R&D, and Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship, is formulated to achieve a digital innovation and entrepreneurship driven nation that would become a norm that focuses on seeing improvement in the areas of digital technologies.

As the nation exited from recession, the NDIESP proposes that Digital innovation and entrepreneurship would help fast track the recovery of other traditional economic sectors by supporting the provision and adoption of indigenous and tailor-made solutions for nationwide implementation of the policy. “The policy will be implemented through automation, smart processes and ICT solutions, while applying to key in stakeholders in government, innovation-driven enterprises, consumers of innovation, technology start-ups, innovation hubs and labs, investors, academia, funding agencies, civil society organisations, service providers, and others into the policy,” the statement said.

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