The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says the agency will train 10,000 civil servants on data management. Tijani made this known at the DevsinGovernment programme organised for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme is tagged 'Responsible Data Management in the Public Sector.' NAN also reports that the ministry recently inaugurated a free online data management course for public servants. Tijani said the course was to equip them with the fundamentals of ethical data management that bridged the theoretical aspects of the Nigerian Data Protection Act, 2003. 'We launched a new data management course; the idea is not to enforce or ask people to do what they have no idea of. 'The free course will start with 10,000 civil servants to equip them on effective data management. 'We live in a time when digital technology means that we are constantly collecting data and info rmation on people; if we are careless with the data collected, we are going to put our people at risk. 'We have to enlighten people and as we continue there will be improvement on how people handle data within the country,' he said. In his remarks, Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), said data benefits the public through several key principles that sets the primary legal framework for its protection and privacy in Nigeria. Olatunji was represented by Dr Tolulope Pius-Fadipe, Head, Research and Development of the NDPC. (NAN) Source: News Agency of Nigeria
Related Posts
Heat Wave (42 to 47°C) Expected Across Several Moroccan Provinces (Alert Bulletin)
A heatwave is forecasted to affect several provinces of the Kingdom from Thursday to Sunday, with temperatures ranging between 42°C and 47°C, announced the Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM).
The DGM issued an “orange” alert bulletin, indicatin…
Shettima, Akpabio, others attend Deputy Senate President’s son wedding in Kano
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi were among dignitaries who stormed Kano on Friday for the weeding ceremony of son of the Deputy President of Senate, Sen. B…
Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obrador denounces US government interference in letter to Joe Biden
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador denounced, in a letter addressed to his American counterpart Joe Biden, the “interference” of American government agencies in Mexico’s internal affairs, including their funding of an NGO controlled by the…