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TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013
Ministry of Communication Technology
THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MRS OMOBOLA JOHNSON
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MINISTERIAL PLATFORM
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2. Outline
• Introduction: the story so far
• Mid-term Review: Ministry Priorities
– Connect Nigeria
– Connect Nigerians
– Innovation, Job Creation and Local Content
– ICT in Government
– Enabling Environment
• Conclusion: the next two years
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4. The story so far
• Ministry created in 2011 out of a recognition of the role of
ICT:
– economic development wealth and job creation
– social development facilitating expansion of social service
delivery across dispersed population
• Concentration of focal ICT agencies under one umbrella
– achieving better sectorial performance by reducing duplication
– capitalising on synergies between complementary agencies
– achieving economies of scale and scope to deliver value to the
Nigerian economy and society
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6. Ministry Priorities
To deliver on the promises of the transformation agenda by
addressing the challenges in the ICT industry and leveraging the
opportunities in ICT for socio-economic development:
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Speed up the building out of
communications infrastructure so
that all of Nigeria has access to
good quality telecom services and
high-speed internet
Ensure that Nigerians have
affordable and reliable access to
devices and have the capacity to
use them; so that all Nigerians can
share in the benefits of ICTs
CONNECT
NIGERIA
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CONNECT
NIGERIANS
7. Ministry Priorities
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Lower the barriers to entry and
increase the participation of
Nigerian companies in the ICT
sector; and stimulate job creation
in the industry
Increase the adoption of ICTs by
government to achieve greater
transparency, efficiency, and
productivity in governance and
citizen engagement
Provide a predictable and stable
environment that supports the
development of the ICT sector
ICT IN
GOVERNMENT
LOCAL
CONTENT
ENABLING
ENVIRONMENT
9. Connect Nigeria
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Increased Access to ICT Services 2011 2012 2013 2015
% Teledensity
• Fixed lines
• Mobile subscriptions
0.5%
68.5%
1.5%
71.5%
1.8%
83%
10%
98%
% of Population with Internet access
• % Access of rural population
29%
1.5%
34%
1.6%
36% 42%
% Mobile phone coverage of rural areas NA 40% NA 60%
100% by 2017
Cost of Broadband subscription
(3Gb package/yr)
N93,000 N72,000 N60,000 N36,000
50% Reduction
Speed of Broadband Access (Mb/sec) 1.0* 1.8* 2.4* 5.0
* Actual speeds are of those available in cities (Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt)
10. Connect Nigeria
• Context:
– Whilst the number of mobile (GSM) subscribers is increasing, fixed
line subscribers has stagnated, and fixed wireless declined
– Connectivity is concentrated in urban, commercial areas; approx. 40%
of rural areas has no mobile coverage
– Challenges in the operating environment are constituting a limiting
factor on further expansion of telecom networks and quality of
service
• What we need to do:
– Increase the spread and scope (i.e. types of technologies) of
communications infrastructure across Nigeria
– Prioritise roll-out to un-served and under-served areas
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11. Infrastructure Expansion 2010 versus 2013
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MICROWAVE
TRANSMISSION
# of Base Stations
SATELLITE
# of Satellites
Covering country
FIBRE-OPTIC
TERRESTRIAL
Distance (Km)
FIBRE-OPTIC
UNDERSEA
Capacity (Tb/sec)
12. SATELLITE
# of Satellites
Covering country
Microwave Transmission
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MICROWAVE
TRANSMISSION
# of Base Stations
btw
4,000 to
5,000
FIBRE-OPTIC
TERRESTRIAL
Distance (Km)
FIBRE-OPTIC
UNDERSEA
Capacity (Tb/sec)
The number of base stations in Nigeria has
increased exponentially since the inception
of GSM providers. From 116 in 2001 to about
21,000 by 2010
The pace of growth has however slowed
even as some existing base stations have
been decommissioned as a result of terror
attacks, theft and vandalisation
13. Growth in Base Station Deployment
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Factors impeding/slowing down deployment:
1.Higher set-up and operating costs - due to multiple taxation fees and levies;
lack of sustainable power supply; vandalisation and theft of equipment
2.Delays and ‘opportunity costs’ - due to multiple regulation and un-
standardised application and approval processes
3.Security challenges - vulnerability of infrastructure and personnel
About 150 Base Stations were lost in
2012 due to bombings and flooding;
twice as many dependent Base
Stations were also affected
14. Where We Are Now and Where We Need To Be
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2013 2018
Circa 60,000
27,000 Operators committed to
spend at least US$6bn on
infrastructure as from
2013
However, investment
hampered by:
• Increasing incidences
and values of taxes
and levies requested
by States
• delays in obtaining
approval to build
Base Stations
Includes US$3bn syndicate loan
facility extended to major
operator in the market = biggest
financial deal in sub-Saharan
Africa Communications Sector
Request for N250m Ecology Tax
from operators to deploy Base
Stations
Operators waiting for 6 months
for approval to deploy 300 Base
Stations
Significantly more base
stations need to be deployed
across the country to meet
national target of a five-fold
increase in broadband
penetration by 2018
15. What the Ministry has Done
• Facilitated increased confidence in the Nigerian communications
sector leading to willingness to increase investment in
infrastructure
– Secured commitment of Government at the highest level
• His Excellency, Mr President facilitated merger of three (3) CDMA operators
• His Excellency, Mr Vice President led Delegation to ITU Telecom World 2012
• Engaged with industry stakeholders to identify challenges and
negotiate solutions
– Secured agreement with State Governments via National Economic
Council to eliminate multiple taxation and streamline application and
approval processes
– Harmonised regulation of base stations between NCC and NESREA
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16. What the Ministry has Done
• Extending communications infrastructure to un-served and
under-served areas
– Accelerated Mobile Phone Expansion (AMPE-BTS) programme
is helping to deploy Base Stations in rural areas
• Total of 54 Base Stations installed; 28 more planned for 2013
– Rural Broadband Initiative (RUBI) provides wholesale internet
bandwidth to ISPs, Cyber cafes, and ICT centres like
Community Communication Centres (CCC) in rural
communities
• Of the 18 pilot sites selected, 12 are 95% complete and transmission
testing is currently on-going in Akure and Osogbo
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17. Fibre-Optic Networks
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FIBRE-OPTIC
UNDERSEA
Capacity (Tb/sec)
FIBRE-OPTIC
TERRESTRIAL
Distance (Km)
Approx. 30,000km of fibre
had been laid as at 2010.
Additional 11,000km was laid
since then (of which 4,000
over power line)
However additional fibre is
mainly duplications along a
few commercial routes
Since then an additional 5.1
Tb/s of capacity has been
added making a total of
10Tb/s
This total is expected to
increase further to a potential
15Tb/s by the end of the year
Access to a potential 4.76Tb/s
of international bandwidth
capacity as at time Ministry
was created
The roll-out of the terrestrial fibre-optic
network is not keeping pace with the
increasing international bandwidth
landing on Nigeria’s shores
18. National Backbone Network
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Pace of deployment influenced by
amount operators have available
for actual construction once permits
and levies have been paid for
19. Build Cost – Long Haul (“Inter-State”)
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40% 20% 40%
Right-of-Way
Taxes &
Levies Civil Works, Fibre & Equipment
5 93%
BEFORE
AFTER
Percentages are indicative**
Worked with the Federal Ministry of Works to review regulations on
Federal Right of Way (RoW)
Result is that process of applying for RoW has been standardised and
applications are processed within 21 days. Furthermore, the price of
RoW has been reduced to N145,000 per linear km
20. Build Cost – Metro (“Intra-City”)
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40% 30% 20%
Right-of-Way Taxes & Levies
Civil Works, Fibre
& Equipment
5 10 85%
BEFORE
AGREED
Percentages are indicative**
Procurement of right of
way in States ranges
between N690,000 to
N6.5m per linear km
Includes: Yearly Operating
Levy, Ecology Tax, Sanitation
Levy, Town Planning Fee etc.
21. What the Ministry has Done
• Worked with Ministry of Works to standardise application
process and pricing for right-of-way at Federal level
• Developing of legal instruments to secure ICT infrastructure
Nationwide
• Obtained commitment by State Governments (via the National
Economic Council) to collaborate on multiple taxes and
regulations
– Negotiated single tax payment to all State government agencies on
annual basis
– Streamlined right-of-way applications to be processed in 30 days
and revising price downwards from as high as N6.5m per linear km
to N145,000 per linear km
– Issue Executive Order protecting key infrastructure pending passage
of Critical Infrastructure Bill
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22. What the Ministry has Done
• Obtained commitment by Operators to collaborate with State
Governments
– Operate a “dig-once policy” - make all ducts available on an open
access basis to eliminate multiple deployments and damages to
State infrastructure
– Agreement to lay passive fibre to all State Institutions within 1km of
operator’s proposed route
– Explore ways to integrate fibre infrastructure in future State-funded
projects – e.g. building ducts into new road projects etc.
• Extending communications infrastructure to un-served and
under-served areas through Government subsidies
– 500km of fibre deployment currently under construction via
Backbone Transmission Project (B Train); 3,000km targeted for
deployment in 2013/2014
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23. Satellite Transmission
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MICROWAVE
TRANSMISSION
# of Base Stations
SATELLITE
# of Satellites
Covering country
FIBRE-OPTIC
TERRESTRIAL
Distance (Km)
FIBRE-OPTIC
UNDERSEA
Capacity (Tb/sec)
11 Satellites currently positioned to
provide coverage over Africa
Capacity utilised for delivering
communications and broadcasting.
Represent ‘cheapest’ technology for
reaching isolated/rural areas
Launched NigComSat-1R satellite in
December 2011. Signed MOU with
STM Networks Inc. to commercialize
all Ka-Band on NigComSat-1R
24. What the Ministry has Done
• Ensured the environment is ‘enabling’ for consumers
– Implementation of Mobile Number Portability
– Monitoring and/or banning of promotions by operators
– Minimising/curbing potential for anti-competitive behaviour
• Assessment and declaration of dominant operator(s) in sub-sectors of the
mobile market
• Review of prices operators charge each other for terminating calls on their
network (Interconnection)
– Tariff reduction through implementation of price cap for Short
Message Service (SMS)
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26. Connect Nigerians
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Key Performance Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2015
Device Ownership / Penetration
• Personal Computers
• Mobile Devices
NA
NA
4.5%
60%
7.0%
70%
12%
82%
Emergency Communications Centers (ECC) - - 2 36
# of Public Access Venues 2218 2368 2468 2500
Tertiary Institute Access Project (TIAP) 70 74 - 374
TIAP Ph. II End user devices & electronics - 17 - -
TIAP Universities Inter Campus Connectivity - - 17 -
Nigerian Research & Education Network
(NgREN)
- - 27 46
27. Connect Nigerians
• Context:
– The rate of adoption of ICTs by Nigerians is low:
• 0.9% of Households owned a PC, and a further 3.6% had access to one [NBS Survey, 2011]
• 0.5% of Households owned the device they use for accessing the Internet, and a
further 3.1% accessed the Internet through other means [NBS Survey, 2011]
– Ownership and adoption rates exhibit socio-demographic patterns
• Ownership and adoption rates are lower in rural areas than urban and amongst
women then men
– Ownership and use therefore need to be improved overall but more so
amongst those with the most to gain from a more inclusive development
agenda
• What we need to do:
– Make access to infrastructure and devices (PCs and handsets) easier, more
affordable
– Increase digital awareness and literacy amongst the population
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28. Public Access Venues (PAVs)
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Community
Communication
Centre
Post Office
Rural ICT Centre
Approx. 2,380 PAVs
established, however not
evenly distributed across the
country. Some in very close
proximity to one another
Clinic/Health Centre
School
Library
Community
Centre
Post Office
Implementation of guidelines
on deployment of PAVs is
resulting in better coordination
and more efficient and
equitable spread of resources
29. Inclusive Development
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An unacceptably high number of Nigerians are
excluded from infrastructures that can meet their
basic needs.
Increasing the spread of ICTs (mobile phones in
particular) can be a means through which this can
be corrected.
ICTs contribute to increasing social
welfare and security. By being
applicable in the delivery of
education, health, security and other
“basic needs.
30. What the Ministry has Done
• Declared Nigerian students a priority
– Collaborated with Ministry of Education, NUC, USPF and Worldbank
(STEP-B) to deploy a fibre-optic Research and Education Network
• 27 Federal Universities connected by July 2013 (links currently being
tested)
• 12 Medical Colleges, 28 off campus sites and 9 Federal Universities by Sep
2013
• State Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education in 2014/2015
– Tertiary Institutions Access Project (TIAP) provided desktop
computers, printers, wireless network facilities etc. to tertiary
institutions
• Implemented in 204 Institutions from 2010 – 2012; 74 institutions in 2012
• From 2013, TIAP Universities Inter-Campus Connectivity providing fibre
connectivity between 17 Nigerian Universities and their corresponding
Medical Colleges/Teaching Hospitals
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31. What the Ministry has Done
• Declared Nigerian students a priority (cont.)
– School Access Project (SAP) provided Classmate PCs, with
e-learning content and accessories, solar power solutions,
high speed internet connectivity and wireless network
deployment to government public schools
• Implemented in 605 Schools between 2010 – 2012; additional
218 schools in 2013
– Student Computer Ownership Scheme allows students to
purchase laptops via low interest rate loan with monthly
repayment plan of between N3,500 and N5,800
• All Federal and State Universities now signed up
• 50 Universities active on the portal
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32. What the Ministry has Done
• Contributed to improving security through establishment
of Emergency Communications Centres
– Two pilot sites operational (Anambra and Niger States)
• Target is to have one emergency response centre in each State
• Civil works completed in 25 States; Installation of equipment and
connection to telecom operators completed in 11 States
• Contribute to reducing proportion of adult Nigerians
excluded from financial services from 46.3% (2010) to 20%
by 2020 through:
– Reform of Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST)
– Development of postal outlets to become venues for financial
and economic inclusion
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34. Innovation, Job Creation & Local Content
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Key Performance Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2015
# successful software companies launched NA NA NA 25
# innovation hubs set up NA NA 02 04
Venture capital available to ICT - - $15m $50m
% of devices assembled in Nigeria 11% 20% 20% 50%
Types of devices assembled in Nigeria Notebook
PCs
Notebook
PCs
Notebook
PCs
Handsets
Notebook
PCs
Handsets
Set-top Box
Average size / turnover of ICT companies N181.8bn N183.7bn N185bn N200bn
# of handset assembly factories in Nigeria - - 02 04
35. Innovation, Job Creation & Local Content
• Context:
– The Nigerian ICT Industry is dominated by international companies
– They have:
• 70% of the PC market share
• 100% of mobile phone market share
• 78% market shares of mobile network operators
– Software imports into Nigeria estimated at about US$1bn annually
(NOTAP)
– Participation of local companies further restricted by predominance of
unspecialised value chains highly fragmented industry and intense
competition in limited, ‘fringe’ sub-sectors
• What we needed to do:
– Create enabling environment for innovation; lower market-entry barriers
and increase the participation of Nigerian companies
– Stimulate job creation in the industry
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36. Creating Virtuous Cycles
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Innovation
Local
Content
Job
Creation
Ministry initiatives like Tech Launch Pad identify
the best talent and match them to industry
Innovation hubs provide platform for talent to
develop their solutions, be mentored and learn
business skills
VC fund aimed at ICTs look to innovation hubs (as
well as larger market) for worthwhile projects
Local handset manufacture will be key market for:
locally designed apps, games, film, TV, blogs, news
as well as apps created round data sets released
under on-going Open Government Project
Locally hosted sites and increased peering points
will optimize use of available bandwidth
Digitizing government data sets will create
immediate opportunity for entry level ICT jobs
Locally sited handset factories as well as
improved operations at local OEMs will create
new job opportunities for ICT market.
Nigeria pavilion at ITU
World 2012 in Dubai
featured young ICT
entrepreneurs
37. Growing Local Participation in ICT Industry
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Network
Service
Providers
Device Sales
& Distribution
Device Maintenance &
RepairsCall Center
Operations
Research & Development
Infrastructure
Services
Support Services
Software
Development
Software
Distribution & Sales
Access
Provision
Value
Added
Services
Equipment
Assembly
Equipment Sales
& Distribution
Equipment Maintenance
& Repairs
Device
Assembly
Infrastructure
Service
Providers
Software
Installation &
Customization
Software Maintenance
& Support
• Oxygen Broadband
Networks
• OTG Playa
• Veda Computers
• Encipher Inye
• Websoft - Vantium
• Co-Creation Hub
• Cinfores
• Varsoft Technologies
• Mobiqube
• Tavia technologies
• Rightclick Nigeria
SLOT
• Computer Village, Ikeja
• Computer Village, Abuja
• Banex Plaza, Abuja
Local representation in the ICT industry is growing with new wave
of industry leaders (most below 40 years old and running
companies on the average under 5 years).
• MyPaga
• Wakanow
• Dealdey
• Konga.com
• Jobberman
• BudgIT
• Mairuwa
• iWatch
• Pledge 51 (online
constitution)
• Ticketmobile
• Nairalist
• Iroko • uConneckt
• Interra
• Console
• CNSS Ltd• Efiko
• Asa
• Wayopedia
38. What the Ministry has Done
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• Developed and implemented an IT Incubation Programme to
catalyse ICT Industry by helping Nigerian ICT entrepreneurs
create successful businesses
– Public-private partnership establishing Government-
facilitated, private-sector managed Innovation Centres
• Lagos Centre launched April 2013; Cross-River (Calabar) to be launched
July 2013
– Established IT Innovation Fund; first venture capital fund solely
focused on ICT businesses
• Seed fund provided by Government
• Private-sector entity Fund Manager recruited in Jan 2013
• ‘First close’ July 2013 at US$15m.
40. What the Ministry has Done
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TechLaunchPad applicant A:
Cutting edge authentication solution for
financial services
TechLaunchPad Applicant B:
Data management solution for the Oil and
Gas industry
TechLaunchPad Applicant C:
Back-office solution for petrol stations
41. What the Ministry has Done
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• Implemented initiatives to build local capacity to engage in ICT
sector jobs
– Partnering with multi-nationals to increase supply of local
highly skilled talent in a fast growing sector
• SAP launching program to train unemployed graduates in business
management and ICT skills
• Huawei providing vocational ICT training to 1000 girls
• Partnership Agreement with Cisco to build Cisco Academy for highest
certification (CCIE: Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert)
– Increasing awareness of existing/new opportunities of
employment and equipping Nigerians to take advantage of
them
• Launch and expansion of e-Lancing and Micro works project in
partnership with Federal Ministry of Education (STEP B) and State
Governments
42. What the Ministry has Done
• Local content guidelines developed with strong stakeholder
input
– Stakeholder roundtable conference held in May 2013
• Recommendations to:
– Promote appropriate quality assurance and certification
standards among local OEMs, software developers
• World Bank funding secured for required training (ISO, CMMI)
• Recapitalization levels for OEMs to improve stability, resources
• Collaboration initiatives to create adequate support structures
(communal return / repair and warranty fulfilment centre)
– Guidelines to be issued Q3 2013
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43. What the Ministry has Done
• Strong, on-going collaboration with the Ministry of Industry,
Trade & Investment
– Developing national local content agenda
– Early outcomes show good response from investors entering
this space
• RLG communications setting up$ 20 M handset, PC, tablet factory in
Osun State to commence production in July 2013
• RLG also providing customized ICT training to Osun State youth
• Mi-Fone, active in 14 other African countries, is presently setting up a
$30 M handset factory
– Second technical team visit expected July 2013
– Production commencement planned for Q4 2013
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45. ICT in Government
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Key Performance Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2015
Number of Government services delivered
online
10 30 45 100
Number of MDAs with effective websites 370 420 480 All
46. ICT in Government
• Context:
– Absence of focal point for the adoption of ICTs by Government, and for
governance resulted in:
• Inability to capitalise on economies of scale increased IT expenditure on
hardware and services
• Lack of coordination and standardisation of technology used by government high
numbers of legacy, proprietary and interoperable systems
• Proliferation of non-standardised data sets and duplication of information (often
using different formats)
• Dispersed infrastructure vulnerable to security threats
• What we needed to do:
– Achieve a more comprehensive and integrated use of information and
communications technology (ICT) in government to provide better
response to citizens’ demands, improve service delivery, and make
administration more efficient
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47. What the Ministry has Done
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Connected
Government
InformedCitizenry
OnlineService
Delivery
Ministry has approval of the Federal
Executive Council on the following:
•Adoption of IT Shared Services
•Establishment of Chief Technology Officer
cadre in civil service to bring efficiency into
annual budget process for MDA’s IT projects
•Advisory services on e-Government Projects
to all MDAs
•Independent programme management on
systems integration projects above N100m
•Stimulation of local industry through
government procurement (hardware,
software, services)
•Central Repository of all major government
ICT projects
•Collaborative approach to content
development and maintenance
Will lead to
delivery of…
48. What the Ministry has Done
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• Connected Government
– Implemented e-Government priorities of the National ICT Policy
• Improved coordination within Federal Government through establishment of
ICT cadre in civil service.
• Improved coordination extended to States through establishment of National
Council of ICT Heads
– Increased capacities of initiatives aimed at connecting MDAs
• Over 382 MDAs connected in Abuja and other parts of the country; more than
200 Servers hosted by Galaxy Backbone for more than 94 MDAs
• Expanded Government Wide Messaging and Collaboration (GWMC) Technology
Platform – deployed over 86,089 email addresses on .gov.ng domain names to
provide additional 70,000 in 2013
**Galaxy Backbone’s 1-GOV.net awarded 2013 United Nations Public
Service Award in “Promoting Whole-of-Government Approaches in the
Information Age” category
49. What the Ministry has Done
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• Informed Citizenry
– Upgrade of Ministry website and development of standard
template; commencement of roll-out across Government
– Established 150-seat government contact centre in Abuja
(launch date Q3 2013)
• Trained 250 Servicom staff in preparation for new roles
• Centre will create 1,250 jobs and contribute towards stimulating Call
Centre outsourcing
• Online services delivery
– Launched Government Services Portal
• Selection of services of Ministries of Communication Technology,
Education, Health, Agriculture, Trade & Investment now accessible
from the portal
• Target of adding 25 - 30 services to the Portal each year (up till 2015)
50. What the Ministry has Done
• Open Data Programme
– Aims to increase non-sensitive government datasets online in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
• Builds on existing initiatives promoting ‘openness’ such as: Nigeria
Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Act, National Bureau
of Statistics Open Data Portal, Bureau for Public Procurement Federal
Tenders Portal, release of Federal Government budget online
– Concluded consultancy and workshop phase of programme
• Country assessment, multi-stakeholder workshops and Open Data
Stakeholder Forum
• Design of Implementation Plan and Technology Roadmap for
implementing Open Government Partnership
– Commenced development of implementation plan for
improving Open Data amongst Federal Ministries
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52. Enabling Environment
• Context:
– Separated policies existed for the various sub-sectors of the ICT
industry that were being administered with little to no interaction
to each other
– Absence of an overall policy and identifiable goals resulted in
duplication and at times conflict in objectives of sectorial policies
• What we needed to do:
– Define and implement a framework to spearhead and guide the
development of the Nigerian ICT industry
– Align policies and laws to capitalise on opportunities and
developments in technology
– Attract investment into the industry (local and foreign)
– Provide a predictable and stable environment that supports the
development of the industry
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53. What the Ministry has Done
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Commenced
implementation of
some priorities of the
National ICT Policy
Completion of work
by Presidential
Broadband Committee
and presentation of
National Broadband
Plan
55. Ministry Focus (2013 – 2015)
• Continue to enhance enabling environment to ensure Broadband
Strategy and Roadmap is successfully rolled out
– Critical platform to ensure our targets are met
• Create enabling environment so that expected infrastructure that will
support local Cloud Computing offerings is possible
– More local SMEs access to ICT services
– Increased local hosting
– Increased Internet peering points
– More local work opportunities
• Work with training partners to improve locally available training and
certification offerings
– Cisco, Huawei, IBM, Nokia
• Promote and sustain environment that facilitates emergence of ICT-led
‘frugal’ innovation
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56. Ministry Focus (2013 – 2015)
• Work with the Ministry of Trade and Investment
– Ensure attractive environment for possible investors, industry partners
– Actively court investors, industry partners
– Target local production of handheld devices, simple network elements,
smart cards, consumables
• Expand Government use of ICTs to increase efficiency and effectiveness
of governance
– Both internally (within Government) and externally (at interfaces with the
private sector and citizens)
• Work with relevant MDAs to increase adoption of ICTs in attainment of
national development goals – Agriculture, Education, Health, Banking
• Improve use of Hybrid Power by network operators
– Reduce dependence on diesel generators at BTS, MTS sites
– Increase use of solar, wind, innovative alternates
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Infrastructure
Connectivity
New Economy
JobCreation
Better
Governance
58. MID-TERM REVIEW
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013
Ministry of Communication Technology
THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MRS OMOBOLA JOHNSON
presentation made at the:
MINISTERIAL PLATFORM
by