The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has vowed to commit itself to steering the local content development policy of the Federal Government.
The agency’s Director-General, Professor Isa Pantami, who revealed this in a statement issued in Abuja last week, said the policy was targeted at boosting the nation’s economy and to create more jobs in the country.
Speaking further Pantami said, “The agency will continue to partake in activities geared toward the regulation of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector and encouraging entrepreneurship in line with the desired goals of the Federal Government.
“Strategic and actionable plans will be put in place to promote and develop local contents that will yield a better quality.
“These plans will further attract foreign investors to the Information Technology sector of the country,” he said.
The NITDA Boss reiterated the agency’s full support for the Federal Government’s local content development policy and the need for local original equipment machines that would ensure improved quality of ICT products.
He also stated that improvement in the quality of ICT products would attract greater patronage and enhance the country’s economic growth, making it clear that the agency was encouraging diverse innovative ideas by training of Nigerians.
He also stressed the need for proper coordination of such innovative ideas which would serve as solution to problems, create jobs and generate more revenue for the country.
