At the initiative of the WAEMU Commission, the Ministers in charge of the Digital Economy of the member States of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) met in Cotonou on Friday 11 November 2022.
The main objective of the meeting, chaired by Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation of the Republic of Benin, was to obtain the approval of the Ministers in charge of the digital economy for the various draft community texts, in order to launch the adoption process, as well as their active support at the donors' round table on financing the Regional Digital Economy Development Programme (PRDEN).
During the meeting, the ministers examined the Experts' report on the draft community texts relating to the establishment of the Committee of National Digital Regulators of WAEMU member States, the mass use of digital technology, the terms and conditions for making public data available in electronic format, and the Regional Digital Economy Development Programme (PRDEN).
The Ministers in charge of the digital economy also examined and approved the following draft texts:
The Decision establishing the Committee of National Digital Regulators of WAEMU member States;
The Directive on the mass use of digital technology;
The Decision adopting the PRDEN;
The Decision on the implementation arrangements for the PRDEN
The meeting ended on a note of satisfaction, with the ministers congratulating the experts and the WAEMU Commission on the quality of the organisation.
The meeting was attended by:
Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation of Benin and Chair of the meeting;
Ms Aminata Zerbo/Sabane, Minister of Digital Transformation, Posts and Electronic Communications of Burkina Faso;
Mr Moussa Bocar THIAM, Minister of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy of Senegal;
Mr Aristide Ocante Da SILVA, Minister of Communication of Guinea-Bissau.
The Minister of Communication and the Digital Economy of Côte d'Ivoire was represented.