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Cyber security: Pantami says Nigeria has improved in global ranking
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami said Nigeria has improved its global ranking in cyber security.
Pantami stated this on the sideline of the Stakeholder’s Consultative Forum on Emerging Technologies organised by the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) and the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in Lagos.
The minister said that Nigeria was not doing badly on the global cyber security index which ranked the country 75 out of 175 countries in 2018.
In his words, “In 2020, out of 194 countries we were 54, the country increased by almost 19 and if you look at it the country was improving in the global ranking.
According to him, the country has so many initiatives to ensure that Cyberspace is protected.
The minister, in his opening remark, also said that regulations were needed due to increased data which would be about 79.4 per cent zettabyte by 2025, adding that regulators should, therefore, be proactive.
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Pantami said that Nigeria”s ICT regulatory approach since 2019 hinged on the National Digital Economy policy and strategy for a digital Nigeria based strictly on developmental regulation.
He said that the regulatory approach had been flexible and had not in any way restricted the sector but rather supported its development.
Also, Prof. Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, said that the stakeholders’ contribution was critical in keeping abreast with the development in the telecommunications industry.
Danbatta, who said that the telecommunications industry was dynamic, urged all stakeholders to come and constructively exchange ideas on the Spectrum and regulatory requirements of the Internet of Things (IoT).
According to him, IoT is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring any human intervention (human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction).
(NAN)
