By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Nigeria’s Minister of
Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has led a
delegation of Nigerian officials to a high-level training programme on digital
governance in Seoul, South Korea, aimed at strengthening strategic leadership through
policy benchmarking and knowledge exchange.
The programme was organised
by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in partnership with
Sangmyung University and the Korea Productivity Centre.
Delivering a response speech
on behalf of the delegates, the National Commissioner and Chief Executive
Officer of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji,
commended the organisers for putting together the training.
Olatunji acknowledged the
significance of KOICA’s support to Nigeria on digital governance, particularly
in the development of Nigeria’s eGovernment Masterplan 1.0 and 2.0.
He also highlighted the
Nigerian Government’s efforts to implement the country’s digital agenda,
particularly in the areas of policies, infrastructure and human capital
development, among others.
He assured the organisers of
the delegates’ commitment to maximising the opportunity presented by the
training.
The programme brought
together key stakeholders in Nigeria’s digital governance architecture and
seeks to strengthen strategic leadership in digital governance through policy
benchmarking and knowledge exchange on South Korea’s digital government experience.
