President Muhammadu Buhari says
Nigeria has taken the lead with cyber policing in West Africa.
Speaking at the ongoing annual
investment meeting in UAE, the president said his administration has continued
to initiate measures to combat emerging cyber crimes like elections
manipulation, subvertion of rights of citizens as well as propagation of
violence.
He said the present government is
also working on creating the largest digital database in Africa as “over thirty
million Nigerians and legal residents” are already captured in the digital
identity system.
He also said while Nigeria has
close to ninety technology hubs, “new ones are coming up every day and they are
all developing solutions for Nigerian, and indeed global problems.”
“In effect, the digital world has
become the new frontier for both good and evil. Therefore, the challenge for
world leaders must be to ensure that this space is inclusive, accessible and
safe,” he said.
“When we came in 2015, we
immediately agreed that any future economic growth must be inclusive. We
therefore leveraged and supported digital platforms in our numerous
socio-economic programs.
“On cyber security, Nigeria has
taken the lead in cyber policing in West Africa. In this, we are working with
our regional and global partners.”
Buhari also said his
administration’s sector reform programmes have focused on digitising key
operations; “from procurement to payroll to revenue collections.”
“We are using digital platforms
to reinforce our objectives of improving efficiency, accountability and
transparency in governance,” he added.
“Emerging threats are difficult
to prevent or manage unilaterally. It has to be a collective effort, led by
both public and private sector leaders – many of whom are here today. A certain
level of regulation is needed to preserve the integrity of the digital
economy.”
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