ICT Experts Back Proposed E-Governance Bill In Ogun - EDU-BIZNEWS

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Friday, November 15, 2024

ICT Experts Back Proposed E-Governance Bill In Ogun




Experts in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT), as well as Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs), in Ogun State have thrown their weight behind the proposed e-governance bill of the Federal Government.

They gave backing for the Bill during  a-day stakeholders’ engagement in Abeokuta, organised by Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, in collaboration with National Assembly and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

Also speaking, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in Ogun State, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, said it was imperative to intimate members of the public on the proposed e-governance bill, which aimed to develop Nigeria's economy technologically.

Prof. Arigbabu stated that the Bill, if passed into law, would give legal support authenticate digital transactions, which had posed a major threat to growth of digital economy in Nigeria.

Similarly , the Special Adviser to the Governor on ICT, Mr. Dayo Abiodun, pointed out that e-governance, e-marketing, e-signing of documents had become practicable in advanced countries, disclosing that Nigeria ought to have implemented actions on the bill.

Mr. Abiodun highlighted various benefits embedded in the bill to include, enhancing digital integration, promoting consumers protection and privacy, encouraging digital literacy and inclusions, fostering innovation and competitiveness, among others, assuring stakeholders that their criticisms and contributions would be taken seriously in enriching the bill afterwards.

Contributing, a university don and member of Nigeria Computer Society, Prof. Adebukola Onasoga, while speaking on the bill, described it as a step that would enhance growth and innovation in the digital economy. 

He called for proper domestication of the bill when passed and advocated for the creation of the state Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, for effective management the of the bill.

On his part, State Chairman, Cobblers and Leather Artisans Association of Nigeria, Mr. Ibrahim Kusimo, who spoke on behalf of other MSMEs, assured adequate support for the passage of e-Governance bill, noting that its implementation would aid business growth.

 

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