Vincent Olatunji Dr. | |
|---|---|
| Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) | |
| National Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Education | University of Lagos |
Vincent Olatunji is a Nigerian policy innovator, public sector analyst, [1] and the National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). [2] He was previously the acting director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) [3] [4] and also served as chairman of Nigeria Data Protection Commission Implementation Committee. [5]
He was born in Ekiti state. [6] He attended the University of Lagos in 1996 where he obtained a diploma in computer science. He holds a doctorate degree (PhD) in Geography and Planning from University of Lagos and an Advanced Diploma in Computer Science. [7] He is a certified Public Private Partnership Specialist (IP3 Specialist) and Certified Data Protection Officer. [8]
After his graduation from the university, he joined the Federal Civil Service in Nigeria as a research officer under the Federal Urban Mass Transit Agency. [9] He joined National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in 2002 in the planning research and statistics department. He became NITDA Director in 2014 and Acting Director General in 2016. [10] [11] He also worked as Director of eGovernment and Regulations at NITDA. [12] He was appointed the national commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Agency (NDPC) in 2022 by President Muhammadu Buhari. [13] In October 2023, he was re-appointed by President Bola Tinubu. [14] He was appointed to the Forbes Technology Council in 2023. [15]
He has developed strategies and framework for implementation to the Nigerian’s eGovernment and National ICT Transformation Agenda, [16] which led to the development of various policies like; Nigeria Inter-Operability Framework, [17] Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture Framework, [18] Cloud First Policy, [19] [20] Government Digital Service Policy, [21] [22] Nigeria Data Protection Regulation [23] and Smart Initiatives Framework to enhance Nigeria Digital Transformation. [24]