The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced a partnership with the Lagos Business School (LBS) to review and enhance its digital transformation framework, known as the Strategic Roadmap Action Plan 2023-2027 (STRAP-2.0).
The Director General of NITDA, Kachifu Abdulahi, revealed this collaboration during the Second Edition of the SRAP 2.0 Stakeholders Engagement Workshop held in Abuja. Abdulahi emphasized the importance of external evaluation in the agency’s performance, stating that self-assessment can be biased.
He articulated the agency’s commitment to creating a framework aligned with its stakeholders’ expectations and ensuring the effective implementation of its strategic objectives. Abdulahi noted, “We need to set targets for ourselves. When we set targets, we need to identify the capabilities we need to achieve those targets. Part of the capabilities of human capital is key to it.” He further explained that engaging LBS will provide localized training cases that are more relevant to Nigeria.
In a review of the achievements from the previous strategic action plan, Abdulahi remarked that while NITDA claimed to have exceeded its goals, input from stakeholders is essential to validate these claims. He reiterated the agency’s aim to collaboratively develop new strategies based on stakeholder feedback.
Dr. Raymond Onuoha from LBS provided an overview of the outcomes of SRAP 2.0, highlighting that approximately 2.8 million Nigerians have received digital skills training, and over 700 startups have benefited from various initiatives aimed at enhancing technology access and funding. He also mentioned that around 2.77 trillion Naira worth of public IT projects have undergone NITDA’s IT project clearance initiative, realizing significant cost savings.
Additionally, Onuoha emphasized the importance of comparing Nigeria’s technological performance with global benchmarks, suggesting that such analyses will drive future strategies and improvements.
