The National Information Technology Development Agency has announced plans to license technology firms to provide independent software testing services as part of efforts to improve the quality, security and reliability of software deployed across government institutions and regulated private sector organisations.
The initiative follows the launch of the National Software Quality Assurance Framework, which will require all Federal Government software projects to undergo independent third-party testing and certification before deployment.
As reported by Nairametrics, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by NITDA’s Director of Corporate Communications and Media Relations, Hadiza Umar, the framework is designed to reduce costly information technology failures, strengthen cybersecurity and improve public confidence in digital government services by establishing national standards for software development, testing and deployment.
Signed by the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Abdullahi, under the provisions of the NITDA Act 2007, the framework will become a mandatory requirement for obtaining IT Project
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