2022 Finance Act: Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU presents a budget of 24,252,534,000 CFA francs for the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation2022 Finance Act: Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU presents a budget of 24,252,534,000 CFA francs for the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation

The Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, appeared on Thursday 18 November 2021 before the Budget Committee of the National Assembly to present the draft budget of the ministry for which she is responsible, for the 2022 financial year. Before the MPs, the Minister also reviewed the activities carried out in 2021.

The Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, appeared on Thursday 18 November 2021 before the Budget Committee of the National Assembly to present the draft budget of the ministry for which she is responsible, for the 2022 financial year. Before the MPs, the Minister also reviewed the activities carried out in 2021.

The budget presented by Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU to the national representation for the 2022 financial year totals 24,252,534,000 CFA francs, compared with 9,696,089,000 CFA francs in 2021, an increase of 150%. “This budget will be devoted to developing ongoing projects and implementing new projects in the digital, digitalisation and media sectors,” the Minister explained.

In the Digital Affairs and Digitalisation sector, five budget programmes will be implemented in 2022:

1. The development of digital infrastructure, uses and content;
2. The continued digitalisation of the public administration, businesses and society;
3. The development of digital security;
4. The modernisation of the broadcasting and press landscape; and
5. Improving the sector's performance.

Through these programmes, the Ministry will implement ten projects, six of them in the digital and digitalisation sector and four in the media sector.

In the digital and digitalisation sector, plans include: the continued roll-out of high-speed and very high-speed Internet, the digital transformation of rural regions, the establishment of the SMART GOUV smart administration, the digital transformation of local authorities, and the development of digital uses and digital trust.

In the media field, priority will be given to strengthening citizens' access to media and information, improving the financial viability of the media, modernising public service media and providing the population with access to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT).