FG STARTS PILOT PROJECT FOR DATA REGISTRY
Anthony Uwa, Head of Implementation, Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN), says the Federal Government is committed to the implementation of project for data registry, information system so as to support economy.
Uwa told the Newsmen in Abuja, as the pilot project in FCT that the Federal Government and the service provider of BRISIN, Dermo Impex, had carried out awareness campaigns on the project. BRISIN is a complete system for the collection, storage and distribution of information to support the management of the economy.
The Federal Government had approved the implementation of the project which would be carried out by Dermo Impex, which is an Italian based Information and Communication Technology Company. It was said that BRISIN had started with workshop on disability.
Mr Anthony made it known that it is the responsibility of the FCT to provide funding, also in charge for providing provisional office for the flag off and implementation before BRISIN centres are built. He went on to comment that The Federal Government has asked BRISIN to look at the possibility of seeking funds from Nigeria citizens and international organisations, mostly because of this aspect that has to do with the disability.
“Disability is not an area that investors will put their money, they need a lot of donors and sympathetic help that comes,’’ the coordinator said. Uwa, however, told NAN that the implementation team would mobilize resources to commence the project, using few investors who are ready to support the project. According to him, BRISIN is a programme that will take over 10 to 15 years across the country.
BRISIN will be inaugurated in FCT soon and by the end of year, implementation mostly the structure and building would have been competed, if funds are readily available.Two strategic meetings have been held, BRISIN will be working with three major agencies; National Population Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Service and National Bureau of Statistics first.
Federal Government has said that FCT should provide the structures, mostly operational office for flag off – where BRISIN will take off with disability data capture. Then, land for BRISIN centres from the wards to council areas and to the states will also be provided.
BRISIN was initiated by Former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration, while Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration inaugurated a Technical Committee for its implementation.
Uwa told the Newsmen in Abuja, as the pilot project in FCT that the Federal Government and the service provider of BRISIN, Dermo Impex, had carried out awareness campaigns on the project. BRISIN is a complete system for the collection, storage and distribution of information to support the management of the economy.
The Federal Government had approved the implementation of the project which would be carried out by Dermo Impex, which is an Italian based Information and Communication Technology Company. It was said that BRISIN had started with workshop on disability.
Mr Anthony made it known that it is the responsibility of the FCT to provide funding, also in charge for providing provisional office for the flag off and implementation before BRISIN centres are built. He went on to comment that The Federal Government has asked BRISIN to look at the possibility of seeking funds from Nigeria citizens and international organisations, mostly because of this aspect that has to do with the disability.
“Disability is not an area that investors will put their money, they need a lot of donors and sympathetic help that comes,’’ the coordinator said. Uwa, however, told NAN that the implementation team would mobilize resources to commence the project, using few investors who are ready to support the project. According to him, BRISIN is a programme that will take over 10 to 15 years across the country.
BRISIN will be inaugurated in FCT soon and by the end of year, implementation mostly the structure and building would have been competed, if funds are readily available.Two strategic meetings have been held, BRISIN will be working with three major agencies; National Population Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Service and National Bureau of Statistics first.
Federal Government has said that FCT should provide the structures, mostly operational office for flag off – where BRISIN will take off with disability data capture. Then, land for BRISIN centres from the wards to council areas and to the states will also be provided.
BRISIN was initiated by Former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration, while Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration inaugurated a Technical Committee for its implementation.
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