Nigeria not included in emerging digital forensic market –Report

Despite reports placing Nigeria as having registered impressive inroads in the information and communications technology (ICT) section, its name is missing among the list of countries classified as emerging markets in the digital-data assessment protocol, also known as Digital Forensic Technology (DFT), so said a report.

Leading the first 10 countries that have recorded some noticeable impact on the deployment of the technology, in the past five years ending in 2016, is China, followed by India, while South Africa leads the pack of countries in Africa.

It is followed by Ethiopia and Ghana, in second and third positions respectively with Nigeria in the second batch along with Kenya.

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According to the report, marking the end of the five years as monitored by an American-based research group: DigitalGlobal Promotion, and sighted by Ripples Nigeria, a growth projection of over $20.5 billion, representing 35 per cent improvement of the market since 2016 is expected to be made in 2022.

The technology, which harnesses data collation and analysis is said to have provided a quicker time range in reading and classifying forensic reports on many areas, including that of human anatomy and other physical engineering mechanism.

According to the groups’ director, Lambert Spencer, “The feat was recorded in the developed economies in the early 80s, while some period was reserved for others to get adapted into the technology in line with their pace in deploying modern ICT-led facilities”.

He said the advancement through researchable tools in digital forensic system had been responsible for further improving on old technology in modern science.

For example, a new DNA analysis method that is capable of using imageries to detect crime committed, faulty, or distorted accounting system is now possible.

But an ICT expert said the possible reason that Nigeria was not counted as having made any impressive impact on the technology scene was due to its unwillingness to adopt the international standard in all its data collection methods.

He said: “It is still in Nigeria that collation of data by the National Bureau of statics, (NBS) and other researchers, are still done with paper-laden questionnaire for extracting information from primary sources.

“This method usually distorts the result of such a research, as most of the information thus gathered is lost on transit, thereby basing final report on speculation.”

Others reason that until a solution is found to the poor state of infrastructure in Nigeria, including improving on poor electricity supply and reducing high cost of internet services, it will take time for the country to compete favourably within the comity of nations on growth of technology.

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