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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has assured stakeholders of government’s ‘unreserved commitments’ to promoting technology innovators and enabling the space for investors whether local or global.
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Director General, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, at the just ended Government and Tech (GAT) Summit in Lagos, said government has long identified right policy framework and robust financial pool among the required factors to drive the startup ecosystem.
Abdullahi, while speaking on ‘Regulating for the People – the Role of Governance in Innovation’ said the Nigeria government is making considerable efforts to work with innovators and investors in order to make growth of the startup ecosystem sustainable.
The GAT Summit 2022 was organised by Technext in collaboration with Ripples Nigeria.
Panelists at GAT 2022
Touted as the biggest gathering of industry regulators and tech innovators across Africa, the one-day event focused on the theme ‘Government, Regulation and the Future of Tech’ and was designed to provide a unique opportunity for key players within the African tech ecosystem to engage with government policy decision-makers and regulators on important issues.
The event is anchored on panel conversations on three major issues and sub-sectors of the ecosystem: financial technology (Fintech); Media regulation; and technology for governance (Govtech).
The event featured panelists that include stakeholders from the public and private sectors of the economy. on contemporary issues affecting the tech industry.
Panel Session at GAT 2022
Speakers include: Rufai Oseni, renowned TV presenter at Arise TV; Mohammed Ibrahim Jega, Co-founder, Domineum Blockchain Solutions Ltd; Chibuzo Anthony Efobi, Director, Financial Policy and Regulation, Central Bank of Nigeria; Bukola Olutayo, Managing Director, Stellas Bank; Jeffery Williams-Edem, fintech professional and growth expert; Bola Ajomale, former MD, NASD Plc; and William Phelps, Investment Manager, Adaverse; among others. The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was represented by Special Adviser on Innovation and Technology, Olatubosun Alake,
Sanwo-Olu. the host governor, assured that the state is committed to ensuring it remains the hub for startups on the continent.
In his keynote address: ‘Regulating for Prosperity: the Lagos Example,” Sanwo-Olu said Lagos was investing massively in policies and infrastructures to support Lagos as the nerve centre of Nigeria’s digital economy.
