API launches policy analysis platform

The Advocacy for Policy and Innovation (API) said it has unveiled Nigeria’s first policy analysis and advocacy platform.

API is a social enterprise that supports technology enabling entrepreneurs, investors and other critical stakeholders to gain and maintain awareness and understanding of proposed policies and laws that may affect their operations in Nigeria. The firm in a statement said it will also constructively engage and educate policymakers on the impact policies may have on technology enabled businesses in Nigeria’s fast growing digital economy. Furthermore, API will track, and provide information, insight and analysis on current policies, policies under development and legislative bills.

With API, entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders will be able to effectively engage with policies, policymakers and policy development to ensure that their ideas are reflected in policy making and more important that the sovereignty and security of Nigeria is preserved even as we encourage more investments and innovation in Nigeria’s digital economy.

“By contributing to concerted efforts at underpinning an effective policy making process, we intend to make it easier for public-private partnerships to guide the shaping of Nigeria’s digital economy,” said

Victoria Manya, the Executive Director. API said it has partnerships with other ecosystem enablers in Nigeria’s innovation landscape such as CoCreation Hub, Future Africa, Ventures Platform, FSI and Tech Hive to execute effective programmes in achieving an all-inclusive policy framework for accelerating Nigeria’s digital economy.