Pantami Stresses The Importance Of Digital Economy In The Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era

The Honorable Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami has emphasized the importance of digital economy in the post COVID-19 pandemic Era.

Pantami speaking at the Institute of Information Management 2020 Annual Summit in Abuja, reiterated the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, led administration to drive the digital economy sector with a view to achieving a cohesive and robust information management system in the country.

The Minister ably represented by the DG /CEO NIMC, Engr Aliyu A Aziz at the summit themed: “e-Governance, Digital Economy & Records Management: Assessing Government Readiness on Electronic Document Management & Digitization post COVID-19”, submits that the world is at a threshold of history where data is now the new air and access to reliable and accurate data can help us navigate and tackle the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and plan for the future.

Pantami listed some of the achievements of the present administration: e-Governance solutions in the conduct of government business, digital identity as a key enabler of progress toward sustainable development goals and full participation in the global digital economy. He also informed the members of the Institute of Information Management of the Commission of the National Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics which is to pave way accelerated development in the information and Digital Economy sector.

In his closing remark, he hoped that the Institute of Information Management would evolve a blue print for a sustainable and holistic approach towards addressing key areas of the summit theme.