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Senegal proceeded to the launch of its new digital strategy called “New Deal Technologie ” on Monday to stimulate sustainable growth and modernize the administration.
Unveiled by the Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, this new roadmap aims to make Senegal a digital leader in Africa, by rethinking the organization and functioning of the administration, by accelerating the digitalization of public services and in Emphasizing a strong dynamic around the digital economy.
Through this new strategy, Senegal intends to do scientific research and technological innovation a priority strategic lever, as part of the “Senegal 2050” transformation agenda which places the digital revolution at the heart of the country’s development , indicates the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital.
In this sense, Senegal undertakes to strengthen digital sovereignty by developing local solutions and by securing its infrastructure, making effective the digitalization of administration and public services, to ensure universal internet access, to create An environment conducive to the emergence of champions, to establish a unique digital identity based on biometrics and to support innovation and entrepreneurship, underlines the same source.
To accelerate the digital revolution, adds the ministry, the new strategy of the State of Senegal revolves around digital sovereignty, the digitalization of public service, the development of the digital economy ‘, the objective being of’ ‘ Make Senegal, an African digital leader ”.
To achieve this objective, President Diomaye Faye has assured that the State will support the private sector and the university, in research and development, but also in the innovation and production of local technologies and solutions, with a view to Strengthen “our security and to ensure control of our cyber space ”.
The Head of State also underlined, during the launching ceremony, the need to modernize public digital infrastructure and to create a legal and regulatory framework favorable to innovation, while protecting the privacy of citizens.
