On Monday 16 November 2020, Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU presented the draft budget of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation for the 2021 financial year.
On the afternoon of Monday 16 November 2020, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, appeared before the Budget Committee of the National Assembly to present the draft budget of her ministry for the 2021 financial year. It was also an opportunity for her to report to MPs on the main actions carried out in the digital sector in 2020.
The draft budget defended by Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU before the national representation totals 9,696,089,000 CFA francs. According to the Minister’s explanations, this 2021 budget will be devoted to the priorities of the digital sector, in particular:
- The deployment of digital infrastructure to bring broadband and very high-speed broadband closer to the population;
- The commissioning of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT);
- The continuation of all actions to digitalise the public administration and digitise procedures through e-services;
- The development of digital skills;
- The strengthening of digital security
The actions planned for the 2021 financial year in the digital sector aim to continue and build on those already undertaken in 2020.