The Federal Government is on the verge of digitizing all public services to harness the benefits of the digital economy and ensure adequate protection of the citizens’ data.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Sunday during a press conference to mark the Global Data Privacy Day which has its theme as “Take Control of Your Data’’.
Thr Minister also revealed that President Bola Tinubu had given his Ministry the mandate to transform public services with technology.
While emphasizing the importance of data protection in a digitalized ecoeconomy, DrTijani said:
“A lot of gadgets we use today are interconnected which means the data we are producing daily must be protected and the people producing it must be enlightened. A lot of the services that citizens consume in the coming months; years will also be digitalised.
“There may be dangers as we collect and share data, so there is need for us as government agencies to protect the data appropriately, we need to invest in innovative ways to protect data.’’
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is to step up its role of protecting the citizens’ data while Galaxy Backbone would help manage the data exchange system and ensure it follows laid down regulations.
The minister also said that companies that produce digital gadgets have a role in ensuring that the data of people they collect is not compromised.
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