On Tuesday 18 October 2022, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, officially opened the 2022 edition of Digital Week.
This took place at a ceremony attended by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Michael Derus; the President of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP), Mr Flavien BACHABI; the President of the Personal Data Protection Authority (APDP), Mr Yvon DETCHENOU; executives of mobile operators and internet service providers; and representatives of Benin's digital ecosystem.
Digital Week, “SENUM”, is the flagship event of the digital sector, bringing together every year, for five (5) days, prominent figures, leaders of the electronic communications industry, private and public companies, national and international institutions and civil society organisations around the challenges of this cross-cutting sector. The 2022 edition of SENUM, taking place from 17 to 21 October 2022, has as its theme “Digital technology for the development of local authorities”.
According to Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, who spoke by hologram, the choice of this theme aims to stimulate and focus discussion on the public policies, projects and initiatives of the ecosystem through which digital technology could change the lives of communities and make an impact on local authorities.
Indeed, among the seven (07) projects in the digital and media sectors, President Patrice TALON's Government Action Programme (PAG 2021-2026) includes a project on the digital transformation of local authorities. The ambition of the Government of the Republic of Benin is to make local authorities more attractive through digital technology, while developing connectivity infrastructure at local level and accelerating the digitisation of procedures in the decentralised and devolved administration.
The 2022 edition of SENUM features a wide range of activities such as panels, master classes, talk shows, demonstrations and other interactive activities, which can be explored at https://semainedunumerique.bj/activites/