In recent years, Cameroon has witnessed the multiplication of entrepreneurship support institutions. One of the main ones is the CDIC, launched by the government to promote tech innovation.

The Cameroon Digital Innovation Centre (CDIC) is a national incubator and center of excellence for digital research, development, and innovation. Launched on February 8, 2022, by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, it supports start-ups offering digital solutions in key sectors in Cameroon. 

CDIC's role is to incubate and mentor digital project leaders, facilitate relations between start-ups and public administrations, assist start-ups in launching their activities, and stimulate job creation for graduates. It also supports start-ups in their search financing and strengthens technology watch and international cooperation in the digital field.

The center has a co-working space to encourage collaboration between start-ups. It organizes events, consulting sessions, mentoring programs, and other workshops run by leading digital companies, exclusively for tech start-ups. It also has connected classrooms ideal for all types of online training. The classrooms feature a digital screen, enabling more interactive and immersive training.

Thanks to its multimedia space, which includes a recording room and a spacious control room, the center provides entrepreneurs with the right technical conditions and an atmosphere conducive to strategic thinking and the development of audio and video content.

With its highly connected and secure data center, it guarantees digital sovereignty and data protection. It has a digital manufacturing laboratory equipped with several high-end 3D printers adapted to the needs of start-ups and for prototyping problems. It offers cloud computing solutions including several innovative services such as virtualization.

By creating that infrastructure, the Cameroonian government wants to build a genuine local digital industry able to create thousands of direct and indirect jobs, professionalize skills in the digital field, and accelerate the country's digital transformation.

Melchior Koba