The Nigerian Governors’ Forum has announced the launch of two digital readiness tools intended to evaluate and improve the digital transformation journey across states.
In a statement released in Abuja, the Director General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Abdulateef Shittu, explained that the tools were created following consultations with federal and state government institutions, financial institutions, private technology and digital service providers, and citizens to ensure comprehensiveness and a reflection of the nation’s needs.
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The director general also urged all stakeholders, including state governments, policymakers, and development partners, to investigate how digital tools can be used to support transformation across Nigerian states.
According to him, the digital public infrastructure DPI readiness index is a comprehensive tool that evaluates the readiness and maturity of states in adopting a DPI approach to digital transformation and government administration.
“The index assesses the foundational digital capabilities of each state and provides a detailed analysis of their strengths, gaps, and areas for improvement, taking into account the digital maturity level of each state.”
He further emphasised that the project is built around three key pillars: Enabling Environment, Building Blocks, and Delivery of Public Services.
“the DPI Readiness Index offers a holistic approach to understanding the digital landscape of each State and how it intersects with public service delivery for citizens,” he said
Intelligent Revenue Authority (IRA) Index
The IRA Index is a service-specific tool designed to assess the integration of digital public infrastructure with revenue administration.
The tool achieves this by evaluating core functionalities, operational efficiency, and structural characteristics of revenue administration and the integration of key DPIs, such as digital IDs, data exchange mechanisms, and payment systems to connect business logic and organisational silos.
The IRA index aims to modernise revenue administration and fiscal management through a DPI-centred approach.
However, as part of its design thinking process, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum is holding a validation workshop on Monday, 27th January 2025, which will bring together technical experts from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to review their feedback on the readiness tools.
Shittu added that the workshop will discuss use cases, preliminary feedback trends and recommendations on treatment measures.
“NGF invites stakeholders, including state governments, policymakers, and development partners, to explore how the DPI and IRA tools can be used to support digital transformation across states.
“For more information, please send an email to publicfinance@ngf.org.ng.“
“The primary institutions invited for the event are the ministry/department/agency responsible for driving the digital transformation agenda of the states and the state internal revenue services.
“These representatives will be formally constituted as the reference group for DPI implementation at the state level.”
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