Gerrard Olisa–Ashar is the CEO of DigiSign Technologies Limited and co-founder of Diaspora Investment Partners Africa. In this interview, he speaks on how well to safeguard e-business through cybersecurity.
What are your thoughts on Cybersecurity and the importance of digital document integrity in today’s digital economy? These numbers only emphasize why all stakeholders in African digital economies need to collaborate to ensure that their digital economies are resilient enough and adequately protected from the acts of cyber criminals.
If you compare these numbers to an aspiration of the Digital Cooperation Organisation – for the global digital economy to contribute 30% to the global GDP by 2030 – you can see Nigeria still has a lot of growth potential. What challenges and opportunities do you anticipate for Nigeria’s digital economy in the near future, and how do you envision innovative technologies like DigiSign addressing these challenges?
What was the driving force behind the creation of DigiSign, and what are your visions for its future impact on the industry? DigiSign helps businesses do business faster, with less risk and at a lower cost – it is a ‘win-win’ solution for all stakeholders: the user, our customer , the regulator, and the investors.
Secondly, we do not see ourselves as being in the business of signing documents electronically but in the business of creating authentic digital interactions. Electronic signatures are our immediate priority, but we are pursuing a world where every digital transaction is genuine. How do you see the future of digital document authentication and Cybersecurity evolving, and what role do you think1 DigiSign will play in this evolution?