The Government Action Programme (PAG) 2021-2026 was unveiled to all senior ministry staff and to the Directors General of Government agencies at a presentation and ownership session held on Thursday 6 January 2022 in the Salle Bleue of the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou.
The Government Action Programme (PAG) 2021-2026 was unveiled to all senior ministry staff and to the Directors General of Government agencies at a presentation and ownership session held on Thursday 6 January 2022 in the Salle Bleue of the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou.
The PAG 2021-2026 in figures:
- 12,011 billion CFA francs, the cost of the project portfolio, an increase of 33% on the initial envelope of the PAG 2016-2021, estimated at 9,039 billion CFA francs, although the cumulative total of projects committed reached 10,126 billion CFA francs;
- 342 projects in total, including 189 projects already under way and 153 new projects;
- 1,300,000 direct and indirect jobs.
In the digital and digitalisation sector, 07 projects and 04 reforms will be carried out during the 2021-2026 five-year term, compared with 06 projects and 06 reforms for the 2016-2021 period.
The seven (07) projects that will mark the 2021-2026 five-year term are:
- The roll-out of high-speed and very high-speed Internet across the entire national territory (Phase 2)
- The implementation of Smart Administration or SMART GOUV (Phase 2)
- The development of digital uses and digital trust
- The digital transformation of local authorities
- The modernisation of public service media
- Citizens' access to media and quality information
- The development of digital technology in higher education
The reforms under the PAG 2021-2026 are:
- Regulations on the deployment of local digital networks in all buildings for professional or collective use
- The creation of a digital observatory
- The modernisation of the regulatory and institutional frameworks for broadcasting and communication (including the Information Code)
- The reform on required digital skills (in the recruitment of State personnel and in the education system).
The total cost of investment in the digital and digitalisation sector over the next five years amounts to 346 billion CFA francs.