Ranked in 2020 among the least prepared nations in Africa for e-government, Madagascar received $140 million from the World Bank in 2021 to improve its score.

The UK is ready to help Madagascar accelerate its digital transformation. The subject was discussed recently between Tahina Razafindramalo (photo, right), Madagascar's Minister of Digital Development, and the British ambassador to Madagascar, David Ashley (photo, left). The exchanges focused on the digitalization of public services, cybersecurity, and data protection in Madagascar.

David Ashley says his country will offer expertise in this domain to help Madagascar better meet the multiple needs identified for the promotion of e-governance and support the digital transformation process. A possible collaboration with the British private telecommunication sector was also discussed.

With the Covid-19 pandemic, the dematerialization of public services is accelerating worldwide and particularly in Africa. Madagascar ranked 172nd out of 195 countries, according to the UN's E-government development index 2020, with a score below the East African and African average. In September 2021, the country received $140 million from the World Bank to streamline and digitize key services and improve the government's capacity.

Adoni Conrad Quenum