Computer professionals battle NITDA over mandate to license IT contractors

Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami

Laptop computer Professionals beneath the aegis of the Nigeria Laptop computer Society (NCS), appear to be on head-on collision with the Nationwide Knowledge Know-how Progress Firm (NITDA), over the registration and licensing of Knowledge Know-how (IT) contractors inside the nation.
   
The occasion is approaching the heels of the announcement by NITDA that it has commenced the registration and licensing of IT contractors.
  
The Director-Regular/Chief Authorities Officer of NITDA, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, drew the attention of all IT contractors, MDAs, totally different authorities establishments, the organised private sector (OPS), and most people of the commencement of the practice.

He talked about measures had been put in place to register and license all IT contractors and restore suppliers for the wants of procurements, PPPs and several types of engagement with authorities establishments and private sector.
 
Explaining the rational, he talked about: “The Firm is dismayed on the rising number of failing IT duties inside Federal MDAs and totally different authorities establishments. NITDA’s investigations revealed that over 90 per cent of IT duties in MDAs and totally different authorities establishments failed and higher than 95 per cent of their security is compromised.
  
“With a view to curtail this, and in line with the Firm’s mandate, and the newest Presidential Authorities Order 005 for Planning and Execution of Duties, Promotion of Nigerian Content material materials in Contracts and Science, Engineering and Know-how, as mandated by President Muhammadu Buhari, the registration and licensing of IT contractors and restore suppliers have develop to be expedient.”