The Honourable Minister of Communications and
Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said that Digital Economy for
a Digital Nigeria cannot be achieved without Digital Skills.
Pantami made this assertion on Thursday, 20th
February 2020 while making his remarks during a meeting with a delegation from
the Global Digital Literacy Council which was held at the Ministry's Corporate
Headquarters, Abuja.
The Global Digital Literacy team was at the Ministry
to extend an invitation and induct the Honourable Minister, Dr Pantami as a
member of the Global Digital Literacy Council and also invite him to attend the
upcoming conference in Belgium and further explore collaboration to promote
Digital Literacy and Skills Development in Nigeria.
The Minister while thanking the guest for the visit
maintained that a Digital Economy for a Digital Nigeria cannot be achieved
without Digital Skills and Digital Innovation.
Pantami stated that the main function of the
Ministry is to come up with policies and supervise its implementation, which
prompted the Ministry to come up with the National Digital Economy Policy and
Strategy (NDEPS) for a Digital Nigeria which was launched and unveiled by His
Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR late last year.
The NDEPS is made up of eight (8) pillars namely;
Developmental Regulation; Digital Literacy and Skills Development; Service
Infrastructure; Solid Infrastructure; Digital Services Development and
Promotion; Soft Infrastructure; Digital Society and Emerging Technologies and
Indigenous Content Development.
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