Congo seeks assistance from experienced partners to bolster its ongoing digital transformation efforts, seeking improved outcomes for the initiative.  The country is focused on making strides in its push for digitalization.

Agence de développement de l'économie numérique (ADEN), a public entity tasked with promoting innovation and digital transformation in the Republic of Congo, signed a partnership agreement with a subsidiary of the English company Regalli SA on Wednesday. The primary objective of this agreement is to establish a digital platform to enhance government communications.

Under this collaboration, the English company will provide funding and expertise to support the implementation of the platform, which will incorporate a local database. This platform will empower citizens to access online public and private services conveniently.

“We're optimistic that Regalli will empower users to access essential government services online. E-commerce is a particular area of focus, as the upcoming launch of the AfCFTA [African Continental Free Trade Area] means our artisans need international visibility for their products,” commented Héliodore Francis Alex Gouloubi (photo, right), Managing Director of ADEN.

This new agreement aligns with the Congo Digital Transformation Project initiated by the government in January 2023. The project aims to establish a unified online portal for citizen services, implement various information systems to enhance service management, expand 3G mobile broadband access to an additional 404,000 individuals, provide digital skills training to 3,000 people, and enable 75,000 individuals daily to utilize digital services.

The launch of this platform is expected to foster economic diversification in the digital sector and stimulate job creation in Congo. It is expected to make Congolese companies and services more visible on an international scale.

Samira Njoya