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Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire signed two memorandums of cooperation to expedite their respective digital transitions. The pact describes goals to provide cutting-edge digital services, improve cybersecurity, and advance digital inclusion. Online education, digital health, and smart agriculture are all slated for pilot projects.Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire signed two memorandums of cooperation on Friday, October 11, to expedite their respective digital transitions. The agreement, which was signed by Guinean Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy Rose Pola Pricemou and Ivorian Minister of Digital Transition and Digitalisation Kalil Konaté, is the outcome of lengthy discussions, Guinea said in a statement.
The statement states that the agreement, which was reached after lengthy negotiations, intends to improve collaboration and pool knowledge in a number of key digital areas, such as fibre optic interconnection, postal service cooperation, and the exchange of telecommunications and digital technology skills. The pact describes goals to provide cutting-edge digital services, improve cybersecurity, and advance digital inclusion in addition to physically connecting infrastructures. Online education, digital health, and smart agriculture are all slated for pilot projects.
With the goal of establishing a single digital market, this endeavour is a component of a larger regional endeavour to further digitally integrate West Africa. It promotes the growth of a strong telecommunications infrastructure and enhances digital services while aiding both nations’ modernisation initiatives in a number of areas. It is anticipated that the collaboration will raise the calibre and reach of connection services in both nations. With a population of about 15 million, Guinea has 7.7 million Internet users and 13.4 million mobile customers, according to the most recent government figures. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARTCI) reports that the Internet penetration rate in Côte d’Ivoire is 93.7%, while the mobile phone penetration rate is 172.2%.
