On Thursday 3 December 2020, Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU installed the qualification committee for trust service providers
Operation of the Supervisory Body for Digital Trust Service Providers: Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU installs the members of the qualification committee
On Thursday 3 December 2020, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, installed the members of the trust service providers qualification committee of the Supervisory Body for Digital Trust Service Providers in the Republic of Benin.
The qualification committee is one of the two components of the Supervisory Body for Digital Trust Service Providers in the Republic of Benin. Its mission is to qualify and supervise trust service providers and the services they provide. In this capacity, it is responsible for:
- Approving inspection plans proposed by the trust services assessment unit;
- Working with national, regional and international bodies in its field with a view to harmonising norms and standards;
- Carrying out, in particular through a conformity assessment body, audits and conformity assessments of qualified trust service providers;
- Granting "qualified" status to trust service providers and the trust services they provide, and withdrawing that status in accordance with the regulations in force;
- Informing and raising public awareness of the secure and efficient use of trust services and of the ecosystem of qualified trust service providers;
- Requiring and ensuring that trust service providers remedy any breach of the obligations laid down in the regulations in force.
The members of the qualification committee were appointed by Decree 2020-488 of 7 October 2020 appointing the members of the trust service providers qualification committee of the Supervisory Body for Digital Trust Service Providers in the Republic of Benin. It is composed of:
- Mr Laurent Marc LAYIWOLA
- Mr Ouanilo Jérôme MEDEGAN
- Mr Serge Laurent ADJOVI
- Mr Aristide ADJINACOU
- Mr Olayemi AHOUANMENOU
- Mr Landry ZOLA
- Mr Claude OLYMPIO
- Mr Hervé Coovi GUEDEGBE
Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU welcomed the installation of the committee members, as it shows that Benin is now ready to rule on qualification applications from digital trust service providers. She then urged the members to give their very best to achieve the objectives assigned to them.
In response, Mr Ouanilo MEDEGAN, on behalf of the other members, reaffirmed their commitment to carrying out the missions entrusted to them.
The missions and powers of the Supervisory Body for Digital Trust Service Providers in the Republic of Benin are set out in Decree 2020-485 of 7 October 2020, which can be read and downloaded on the website of the General Secretariat of the Government at https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/decret-2020-485/