The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has wrapped up the training of 650 members of the Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups (DT-TWGs) of Federal Public Institutions (FPIs) in the phase 1 programme.
Starting on September 28, 2020, the four weeks training was conceived to equip the working groups in the coordination and implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), National e-Government Master Plan (NeGMP) and as well other digital transformation-oriented activities within the public sector at the federal level.
Part of their roles is to ensure that all IT projects are designed and carried out in consonance with the provision of the Nigerian Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) and the Nigeria e-Government Interoperability Framework (NeGIF).
At the closing ceremony of the event at e-Govt Training Centre, Director-General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, on Thursday, said, public service is the powerhouse for the implementation of government policies and programmes in Nigeria.
According to him, the number one priority of any government should be building the skills and abilities of government officials to deliver on the government’s directives.
“As the apex IT development and regulating Agency, your capabilities to deliver on the federal government digital economy mandates is our primary focus.
Accordingly, we recognize that building your capabilities should be the first point of call. The aim is to empower and enable you to carry out your responsibilities efficiently.”
He added that, “These organisations are the first set of Federal Public Institutions (FPIs) in which we had carried out assessment of IT systems, digital services and capabilities to identify gaps.
We carefully selected 100 federal government agencies and 24 Federal Ministries for this first phase. Therefore, you are the first Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups to be established.”
He revealed that by grasping the importance of their responsibilities, NITDA designed and planned the contents and the learning objectives with appropriate exercises to ensure effective class interactions, and active teaching and learning.
“We believe this should be sufficient enough to guide you in making the right decisions and taking appropriate actions leading to successful digital transformation in your various organisations.”
The participants received their training on National Digital Economy Policy & Strategy (NDEPS) & Nigeria e-Government Master Plan (NeGMP); Digital Transformation: Public Sector Perspective; Government Digital Service (GDS) Innovation; GOV.NG Domain Management & Sensitization.
Other trainings conducted included Implementation of the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) and Nigeria eGovernment Interoperability Framework (Ne-GIF); Implementation of the Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in ICT by FPIs; IT Clearance Requirements and Processes; ICT Systems Security in the Public Sector; IT Project Management; Organizational Change Management; Government Business Processes Management and Digitization Approach; as well as Implementation of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR): Public Sector Perspective.
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