The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, is to ensure that Information and Technology contractual practices and project delivery in the public sector are done in accordance with best practices

DESPITE opposition by the Nigerian Computer Society, NCS, the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has insisted that all contractors in the information technology, IT, must be registered and licensed. It said the registration of IT contractors and service providers is in line with its mandate as specifically stated in  Section 6 (a,f) NITDA Act 2007.

The act mandated the agency to create a framework for the planning, research, development, standardisation, application, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and regulation of IT practices, activities and systems in Nigeria. It is also to render advisory services on all IT matters to the public and private sectors.

“Therefore, it is within the regulatory and developmental role of NITDA to ensure that IT contractual practices and project delivery in the public sector are done in accordance with best practices, within acceptable standards and in the interest of the development of IT in Nigeria.”

But NITDA agreed with the position of the NCS that the Computer Professionals (Registration Council) of Nigeria as a council is mandated to have control and supervision of the (Computing) profession as provided by Section 1(2) of the Computer Professionals (Registration council of Nigeria) Act.

– Feb.  16, 2018 @ 13:39 GMT |