The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is seeking the contributions of stakeholders to enable the development of the National Artificial Intelligence Policy (NAIP).
Initiative overview
In line with the NITDA Act 2007, which mandates 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 and all matters related thereto, the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has directed NITDA to develop a National AI policy.The initiative has the following objectives:To maximise the benefits, mitigate possible risks, and address some of the complexities attributed to using AI in our daily activities.
Name of responsible organisation (in English)
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)