Digital Regulatory Convergence Reforms

Digital regulatory governance is changing to accommodate digital developments and transformation. With digital transformation affecting every aspect of our lives, this also poses new challenges for regulatory structures that have traditionally been organized on a sectoral or domain basis as is the case with Nigeria. The project will assess the impacts, benefits and shortcomings of Nigeria’s multiple regulatory bodies as opposed to single regulatory system. The project will also focus on dynamic regulatory regime–where you have multiple players in the sector yet emphasizing the importance of inclusive and effective decision-making. Hence, it will address the critical issue of regulatory collaboration –which involves coordination among various sectoral agencies and government institutions in the digital on regulatory matters. The project will look to develop a stable pro-investment and pro-competitive agile regulatory governance framework for Nigeria, that when adopted, will help the government to articulate digital agendas designed to include, in a collaborative and coordinated fashion, all the different issues related to the digital economy.