Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, was received in audience on the morning of Tuesday 3 November 2020 by Mr Rémi Prosper MORETTI, President of the High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC). This meeting followed the approval by the Council of Ministers of the strategic note on the launch of DTT and on the arrangements for placing digital decoders and DTT reception accessories on the market in the Republic of Benin.
After a one-to-one meeting between the two officials, a working session was held that also included the Vice-President of the HAAC, Ms Marie-Cécile AHOUMENOU, councillors Franck KPOCHEME and Bastien SALAMI, and members of Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU’s office. The discussions focused on the actions taken by the Government to roll out DTT and on those falling within the HAAC’s remit. In this regard, Benin’s broadcasting regulator will be responsible for:
- The type approval of reception equipment, in particular decoders and television sets incorporating the standards chosen by Benin.
- The authorisation of players in the DTT value chain
At the end of this working session, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, said she was satisfied with the arrangements made by the HAAC to play the role assigned to it by law in the implementation of DTT in Benin.