NITMA 2020: Digital Governor of the Year – Nigeria Computer Society

About NITMA

National Information Technology Merit Awards – NITMA

NITMA is an annual event organized by Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) to acknowledge, celebrate and reward corporate organizations and individuals who are committed and outstanding in their various Information Technology (IT) practice and have also contributed immensely to the development of the profession in Nigeria.

NITMA 2020 Award Categories

Fellowship conferment

The grade of Fellowship is conferred to members who can prove his/her professional activities, justify his/her acceptance as an authority in his/her particular field of computing

Digital Governor of the Year

Awarded to a deserving and serving State Governor who promotes the use and adoption of Information Technology in the State.

IT personality of the year

Awarded to Information Technology Professional who has shown outstanding performance and has made significant contribution to the industry

youth innovation award

For distinguished startups who has created novel Information Technology Product, process or service.
The nominee must not be more than 30 years of age.

DIGITAL GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

His Excellency, Barrister Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

Executive Governor, Sokoto State Governor

MAJOR/LANDMARK ICT PROJECTS/ACHIEVEMENTS

Establishment of Sokoto State ICT Directorate in 2015

- - Institutionalization of ICT across the MDAs and 23 LGAs in Sokoto State
  - Made ICT as an Integral player in the State Civil Service
  - Recruitment the Computer Sciences/ICT graduates and deploy them across MDAs
  - Establishment and Commissioning of first All Mackintosh ICT Resource Center
  - The first Governor to appoint a Director General ICT in Sokoto State
  - Training of 23,000 civil servants on ICT in Sokoto State
  - Drafted the Bill for establishment of Sokoto ICT Development Agency
  - Biometric Enrolment of all foreign education sponsored students
  - Training of 10000 Women on various components of ICT Skills in the state
  - Hosting Google in Sokoto to launch the first Google Digital Skills Training in Nigeria
  - Lead Sokoto to become 1st State to host 1000 Entrepreneurs on live training program
  - Increased budgetary allocation to ICT by State Government from N80m to N1bn P/A
  - Led Sokoto to win 1st and 2nd positions on e-Nigeria in 2017 and 2019 respectively

Covid-19 Interventions

- - Launched Virtual Training and Lectures to all Basic & Secondary Students in Sokoto
  - Launched TV and Radio Programs for all Schools in Sokoto State
  - Launching all Sokoto Media Organizations Activities online
  - Training of all media managers of State Media Corporation; Rima TV; Rima FM on ICT
    - Rima Television Sokoto: rima.tv
    - Rima FM Sokoto: rima.fm
    - Rima Radio Sokoto: rimaradio.com
  - Virtual Ramadan Tafsir in Sokoto State throughout Ramadan period
  - Record, processed and upload tafsir contents on YouTube for public access during Ramadan period after ban on public gatherings
  - Integrated all portal-Web Contents requirements towards adoption of SFTAS in Sokoto State

Contributions to Nigeria Computer Society (NCS)

- - Work-in-progress to sponsor registration of 100 qualified Sokoto indigenes as at various categories of NCS membership annually.
  - Inclusiveness: Facilitated partnership between NCS, Sokoto State and EFCC for awareness campaign
  - on cybercrimes for all 23 local governments in Sokoto State, which commences in November 2020
  - Remodeling of the VIP conference halls in Sokoto and Abuja liaison office to an International Standard
  - Virtual meeting and Training centers.
  - Launched the #SokotoDigitalAgenda under the ICT Directorate in Sokoto with the aim of achieving all
  - the MDG and MCDG goals on ICT and Digitization.
  - Awareness Campaign on ICT and Cybersecurity across the State

eGovernment-Related Initiatives

- - Sokoto State Government Policy Circular Mandating all MDAs to have
  - portals/domains/subdomains under the sokotostate.gov.ng
  - Sokoto State Government Policy on All MDAs to be using only official email for correspondences,
  - hence all the emails shall bear a domain tag of ..@sokotostate.gov.ng
  - Rebranding of the State Government Portal and make all its services 100% on SSL
  - One of the first states to comply with FGN regulations on retaining the services of Data Protection
  - Compliance Organizations (DPCO)
  - Biometric Enrolment of all Primary School teachers in Sokoto State
  - Biometric Enrolment of all Civil Servants in Sokoto State
  - Computerization of Sokoto State House of Assembly

Education/Awareness

Work-in-progress: Construction of Computer Based testing Centers (CBT) across 3 senatorial districts in Sokoto State

- - Construction of CBT Centre at Nagarta College Sokoto
  - Construction of CBT Centre at GCSS Tambuwal, Sokoto
  - Construction of CBT Centre at GSSS Gwadabawa

International

- - Sokoto State actively participated amongst the Nigeria delegation to the Global City teams
  - Challenge in Washington DC, USA in 2016.
  - Sokoto is the First State in Nigeria to qualify for eGovernment Training program in Seoul Korea
  - in 2017 and 2019 respectively
  - Sponsored Students abroad for undergraduate and post graduate studies on Software
  - Engineering and other ICT related disciplines in including PhD studies
  - Arrangements Concluded for the Commencement of ‘Global ICT Center’ in Sokoto State

His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu

Executive Governor, Lagos State Governor

MAJOR/LANDMARK ICT PROJECTS/ACHIEVEMENTS

The achievements of the past years have been outstanding and have been acknowledged, even outside the continent.

Establishment of the Lagos State Command & Control Centre which provides toll free dedicated lines of communication (767 or 112) for Lagosians to contact relevant security and emergency agencies of the State to enhance quick responses in times of emergency – Commenced operations in 2010 but was officially commissioned in 2012.

Implementation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Organizations world over use GIS technology to manage location- relevant information. The intuitive power of maps, combined with the analytical power of a GIS, often reveal trends, patterns and opportunities that may not be detected in tabular data alone and can help provide a competitive edge.

Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) – captures paper-based documents and converts them to digital format for easy & secure storage and retrieval. EDMS will also interface with the enterprise applications to ensure continued integrity and security of Government records.

Implementation of Health Management Information System (HMIS) – The HMIS involves the computerization of Lagos State General Hospitals in order to automate the management of patient records and share resources.

Automation of the Land Administration Process – The automation provides a platform for centralized administration of land information where important scheme information like plot allocation, payment history, allotee’s information, total number of plots on a scheme, number of plots allocated, number of unallocated plots and payment transaction on the scheme is available.

Establishment of the e-Learning Centre – The e-Learning Centre is designed to improve the quality of education in our institutions of learning and improve access to information for various research activities which are the foundation for development.

Establishment of Ikeja Digital Village – Ikeja Digital Village is designed to assist the computer literacy of the citizens of our state. It was conceptualized as a platform for all to gain IT experience and as a test centre. It is also utilized for our Youth Empowerment programmes. Registration of Citizens of Lagos State for planning & resource allocation under the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) – Pilot commenced in 2011.

SMART CITY- A comprehensive programme that seeks to provide a 24-hour driven economy which would allow companies to operate in a safe and secure environment thereby creating a safer and more conducive environment for business, more jobs and increasing GDP of the State. The focus of the programme includes: Security, Implementation of a Fibre Metro Network and eGovernance.

CODE LAGOS, a computer initiative, in collaboration with Ministry of Education will be available to students from primary to tertiary education level. Master Trainers and Facilitators of the programme have already been trained and will soon be deployed to selected schools and public libraries to facilitate the Code Lagos project.

FREE PUBLIC WI-FI AT PARKS AND GARDENS- The implementation of Wi-Fi Services to other Parks and Gardens in the State is still on-going. The Wi-fi internet services has been deployed to Ndubusi Kanu Park, Alausa, Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island and Johnson, Jakande and Tinubu Park [JJT], Alausa.

His Excellency, Senator, Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa

Executive Governor, Delta State Governor

MAJOR/LANDMARK ICT PROJECTS/ACHIEVEMENTS

He created ICT youths empowerment Programme
1. To train youth for self-employment.
2. To train also for certification to gain employment
Upgraded Delta State Innovation Hub.
1. To train youths to enable to acquire skills to develop solutions for government and other big organisations.
Deployed full ICT solutions in the various ministries and establishment to enable them fit into the new digital economy spectrum
Provided new ICT infrastructures to the state tertiary institutions

Venue

MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos

Date: Thursday, November 26, 2020

Time: 5.00pm prompt

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