Lagos, Nigeria, June 2, 2024 INDIA, India, July 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Federal Government through the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has granted the Institute of Information Management (IIM) a license to conduct the examination and certify Data Protection Professionals for Global Competitiveness.
National Commissioner of NDPC, Dr. Vincent OlatunjiHe said this while presenting the licence to IIM on Monday. AbujaHe said the granting of the licenses is part of the Commission's measures to implement Executive Orders No. 003 and 005.
LR: IIM DPNAP Project Manager, Mr. Alexander Anago, Amb. (Dr) Oyedokun, International President, Institute of Information Management, Mr. Ayodeji Oyewole and National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Commission, Dr. Vincent Olatunji attended the licence presentation ceremony to IIM in Abuja recently.
Olatunji added that certifying data protection professionals in the country would reduce capital flight, create over 500,000 jobs in the sector and encourage more people to get certified.
Promoting local content
Olatunji said some Nigerians with data protection expertise have trained and qualified abroad, but having local training and qualification institutes would strengthen local content in the field.
“We are trying to ensure the implementation of Presidential Decrees No. 003 and 005 to promote locally produced food. NigeriaMost Certified Data Protection Officers have an international qualification and pay some fees to sit the exam and maintain their qualification, and we are trying to bring this across nationally. Nigeria “By putting in place a national certification process,” Olatunji said.
The National Commissioner of NDPC, Nigeria With a declining population, the country needs more than 500,000 certified data protection officers, and if candidates were to pay for the certification exam in dollars, it would lead to capital flight.
expansion Africa
Olatunji also said the commission was considering introducing the license to all states. AfricaAccording to him, the committee is working across Africa to ensure that data professionals have access to nationally certified qualifications offered in the continent. Nigeria You can also practice in any area. Africa.
“This is a way to create jobs for our people, reduce capital flight and develop global human capital in the data protection ecosystem,” Olatunji said. He explained that the committee will further develop a unique training model for the organization to be used by the trainers. Nigeria.
He added that the license will also create jobs for already licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCOs) and qualify them to train professionals qualified to take data protection exams. He said the national data protection certification will be a historic legacy that transcends government administration and meets global standards.
Speaking on the licence, the Director, Information Management Institute, Dr Oyedokun Oyewole, recalled that the certification process began in 2021.
He said the licence would bridge a gap in the data protection ecosystem.Oyewole assured Nigerians that the institute would strive to be the best in the data protection education system in the country.
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