The Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, in collaboration with the National Association of Municipalities of Benin (ANCB), is holding a series of workshops from 13 to 24 December 2021 on the challenges of the digital transformation of municipalities.
The Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, in collaboration with the National Association of Municipalities of Benin (ANCB), is holding a series of workshops from 13 to 24 December 2021 on the challenges of the digital transformation of municipalities. The first in the series took place on Monday 13 December 2021 in the conference room of Cotonou City Hall, in the presence of local elected officials from the municipalities of the Atlantique and Littoral departments.
In addition to the central administration, the Government of the Republic of Benin intends to make local authorities pillars of the digital revolution under way in Benin since 2016. It is in this context that a series of travelling workshops on the challenges of the digital transformation of Benin's municipalities is being organised, with the aim of actively engaging municipalities and local elected officials on the subject in order to improve the coverage and quality of digital services for the population.
After recalling the progress made in Benin in recent years, Mr Gaspard DATONDJI, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, speaking on behalf of the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, stressed the main goal of these workshops, which is to promote the digitisation of public services and their use in Benin's 77 municipalities.
Specifically, the team will raise awareness of:
- the integration of territorial digital transformation strategies into municipal planning documents;
- the establishment of community digital resource centres;
- the digitisation of municipal services in order to improve the quality of services to the population;
- the development of businesses, startups and digital relays in the municipalities;
- training and awareness programmes in the digital field.
After the Cotonou leg, the municipalities of the other departments will host the training team in the coming days.