National Energy Databank in Nigeria: Management ,Technology and Security issues.

1. ByBy
Adedayo S.OAdedayo S.O
Abubakar S.AAbubakar S.A
Mbeari IjeomaMbeari Ijeoma
Energy Information System Department. ECN. Abuja
Energy Databank:
Management ,Technology and
Security
A Paper Delivered During the Training of EIS Staff of Features & Administration of the National Energy
Databank Portal, 2nd
– 13th
June , 2014, at Computer Training Room, ECN

2. Outline
1. Definitions
2. Why Databank?
3. National Energy Databank
4. Staff Relevance
5. Security

3. 1. Definitions
a. Data: intelligence, signal or fact in its raw form (number,
text, sound, colour etc)
b. Information: Processed data (data with added value
c. Knowledge: is the awareness gotten through information,
facts, ideas, truths etc
d. Database: systematically organised collection of data
(manual or electronic), structured so that it can be
automatically retrieved or manipulated (processed)
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4. 1. Definitions cont’d
 Relational Databases: text in tables
 Transactional Databases: numerical and
alphanumerical
 Multimedia Databases: text + picture + graphical
+ sound + video
 Spatial Databases: text + graphical + picture
 Time-Series Databases: text + numerical
 Document Managements: digital objects + text
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5. 1. Definitions1. Definitions cont’dcont’d
Document Management Databases
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6. 2. Why Databank2. Why Databank
Data is the most powerful resource for decision
making. It passes through the process of:
1. Data Collection
2. Data Processing
3. (Data Storage)
4. Data Analyses
5. Information Generation
6. Information Dissemination/Xchange
7. Decision Making by User

7. 2.2. Why DatabankWhy Databank ContdContd
 Technology has changed how things are done, making them
easier, cheaper and faster.
 Databank is one of the technologies for handling information
in such a way as to enjoy the benefits of contemporary
technologies, in decision making.
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SYNC
Application
Scientific
Information
Technology

8. 2. Why Databank2. Why Databank ContdContd
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Computerised Databank Technology is preferred
because:
1. Computer based Databank is convenient and versatile.
It is presently the best way to manage any activity.
2. Scalable
3. Controllable
4. Integrity
5. Preservable/ storage
6. Interchangeable
7. Easily shared
8. Easily packaged
9. Manpower easily developed with specializations
10. Support (software, hardware and expertise) ubiquitous
11.Global vogue

9. 2. Why Databank2. Why Databank ContdContd
OTHER ISSUES IN DATABANK
 Security (protection, recovery)
 Archiving
 Infrastructure
 Manpower development
DELIVERABLES
With databank, you can achieve good planning
(implementations) through:
 Scenario studies (for predictions)
 Deviation discovery (for intervention)
 Data mining (information discovery from data)
 Classification discovery
 Functional Relations (e.g. y=mx+c)
 Direct Inferences 9

10. 3. National Energy Databank
 Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN)
 Established by the Act No. 62 of 1979, as
amended by Act No.32 of 1988 and Act No.19
of 1989
 ECN has a mandate, among others, to:
 serve as a centre for gathering and dissemination
of information relating to national policy in the
field of energy development; and
 collate, analyze and publish information related
to the field of energy from all sources, where
such information is relevant to the discharge of
its functions under the Act.
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11. 3. National Energy Databank Cont’dont’d
 Birth of The NEDB:
 Stakeholders meeting 11 years ago
 Included Ministers, NPC,NASENI, Ministries, Oil
companies, Foreign Missions etc
 Decisions taken among many, are:
 A well-structured National energy databank be established that will use modern
information management technology;
 The establishment of a NEDB be made a top priority by government;
 Adequate funds be provided to ECN for the establishment, management and
operation of an effective, computer based, National Energy Data Bank
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12. 3. National Energy Databank
Cont’dont’d
 ECN formed an NEDB Committee in- house
 Worked with NBS (Formerly FOS) and Nat. Databank of
the Nat. Planning Commission;
 Organized interactive presentations by expert firms, to
share expertise and possibility of consultancy
contracts;
 Mounted seminars for capacity building of ECN staff etc
 It is one major mandate of the Energy Information
System Department
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13. 3. National Energy Databank
Cont’dont’d
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-Data Warehouse
-Data Bank
-Web-Driven Energy
info Portal
-Survey Instrument Design
-Data Gathering
-Data Collation
-Data Processing
-Data Interpretation
-Energy and related
Document Storage
-Reference Documents
-Electronic Library
• Including:
• Publications Committee
• Public Awareness Committee

14. 3. National Energy Databank Cont’dont’d Data
Format
Table 1.
SN FORMAT FREQUENC
Y
EXAMPLES
1 Text Zero,
Monthly
Annual
Policies, Regulations, Acts etc
Sales, Production, Consumptions etc
Sunshine, Export, Import etc
2 Pictures Zero
Oil wells, Wind Mills, Turbines etc
3 Numerical Zero
Monthly
Annual
Installations, Technologies, Units,
Deposits etc
Energy Production (oil, electricity) etc
Energy Production (oil, electricity) etc
4 Graphical Zero Maps, Graphs, Charts etc
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Sound Zero Speeches, Energy News etc
6 Video Zero Events, energy accident scenes etc
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15. 3. National Energy Databank
Cont’dont’d
SOURCES OF ENERGY DATA
 Primary (surveys, project data capture, etc)
 Secondary ( from relevant stakeholders)
 Tertiary (from a publication, news media, etc )
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16. 3. National Energy Databank Cont’dont’d
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SOME MILESTONES
1. Web-driven, Live NEDB Portal

17. 3. National Energy Databank
Cont’d
 The appearance of the interface is as shown
above.
 Two levels of users(front end);
 Guest (can view many, but not all available data)
 Subscriber (has access to more items).
 Back end has three levels-
 Data Entry
 Data Manager
 Administrator
 The NEDB is to be linked to the ECN website
www.energy.gov.ng
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18. 3. National Energy Databank Cont’dont’d
2. NEDB Room
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19. 3. National Energy Databank Cont’dont’d
3. FACILITIES
 Proxy server on Fedora (Linux).
 Mail service on Commission’s own domain .
 250 – Port LAN all internet connected (scalable).
 Database server. Microsoft SQL server 2003 software is being installed.
 Over 150 computers.
 Servers have minimum of 1GB RAM.
 A website www.energy.gov.ng that is content driven (based on joomla software)
 Thirty four-man Information System Department
 An equipped computer training room
 Hardware of high quality (Cisco,3Com, HP)
 HP servers, desktops and laptops
 A server room
 An ICT maintenance workshop
 A Databank Room
 A web-Driven NEDB Portal 19

20. 4. Staff Relevance
All can participate in Energy Databank management because Data management is the
development, execution and supervision of plans, policies, programs and practices that
control, protect, deliver and enhance the value of data and information assets (that has
value to an organization)
Staff are engaged in the NEDB through:
a. Website management team (EIS)
b. Programming team (EIS)
c. NEDB Committee (All Departments)
d. Various data gathering/survey projects on-going and proposed (All staff, temp &
perm)
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21. 5. Database security
 Database security concerns the use of a broad range of
information security controls to protect databases.
 Potentially including the data, the database applications or stored
functions, the database systems, the database servers and the
associated network links against compromises of their
confidentiality, integrity and availability.
 It involves various types or categories of controls, such as
technical, procedural/administrative and physical.
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22. 5. Security (Cont)
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Loss of privacy
 Loss of integrity
 Loss of availability
Threat is
any intentional or accidental
event that may adversely
affect the system.

23. 5. Security (Cont)
Security risks to database systems :
- Using another person’s log-in name to
access data
- Unauthorized copying data
- Program/Data alteration
- Illegal entry by hacker
- Viruses
- Etc.

24. 5. Security (Cont)
 Access control
 Auditing
 Authentication
 Encryption
 Integrity controls
 Backups
 Application security
 Database Security applying Statistical Method
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Types of information security control

25. Countermeasures
Computer-Based Controls:
- Authorization
- Views
- Backup and Recovery
- Integrity
- Encryption
- RAID Technology

26. Authorization
The granting of a privilege that enable a user to have a legitimate access to a
system.
They are sometimes referred as access controls.
The process of authorization involves authenticating the user requesting
access to objects.

27. Authenticating
Means a mechanism that determines whether a user is who
he/she claim to be.
A system administrator is responsible for allowing users to
have access to the system by creating individual user
accounts.

28. Benefits of The Project
 Facilitate the process of building the right institutional infrastructure (especially in energy sector) to
support the development process;
 Improve government’s resource allocation, by diminishing the influence of politics;
 Enhance transparency in governance;
 Improve recruitment and utilization;
 Ensure better planning and management;
 Mitigate wasteful spending;
 Resolve national unrest issues such as Niger-Delta crises and fuel/electricity scarcity
 Job opportunity for so many personnel
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29. Challenges And Opportunities
 Low ICT penetration on the part of users
especially government agencies;
 Shortage in ICT technical personnel;
 Low level of commitment of government in
funding etc, resulting in avoidable project
duration extension;
 Inadequate power supply;
 Paucity of data and knowledge of data types
required and inconsistency of data when
available;
 Poor cooperation during data gathering, on the
part of respondents;
 Cost of infrastructures e.g. bandwidth for
internet connectivity.
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30. Challenges And Opportunities
cont’d
 Further works still in progress in the areas of:
 Power back up
 Data gathering
 Integration of the NEDB application with other
ECN’s applications (e.g. project management)
 Detailed training of staff as stipulated by the SoR
 Opportunities exist for IT Pros in the areas of:
 Consultancy
 Job opportunities
 Research opportunities for the academia
 IT reporting opportunities for those in the news
sector
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31. Thank You
God Bless
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