The national stakeholder consultation workshop on the draft regulation on the new legislative and regulatory framework governing the digital economy sector in West Africa was held in Cotonou from 17 to 19 May 2022.
The national stakeholder consultation workshop on the draft regulation on the new legislative and regulatory framework governing the digital economy sector in West Africa was held in Cotonou from 17 to 19 May 2022.
With a view to harmonising the rules on electronic communications, the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union drew up a new legislative and regulatory framework to govern the digital economy sector in West Africa. This study, carried out jointly with the ECOWAS Commission, was funded by the European Union. The document was validated at a regional workshop held in Lomé in December 2020.
This national consultation workshop follows those held in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. It is organised on the recommendation of the WAEMU member countries and is an important step in the process of adopting the draft regulation. It brings together all stakeholders in the digital economy sector, from both the public and private sectors, and its objectives are to:
- Gather contributions (comments, observations and amendments) from all interested parties;
- Submit to the Commission the workshop report setting out Benin’s amendments and observations.
The workshop launch ceremony was attended by the Resident Representative of the WAEMU Commission in Benin, Mr Yawovi BATCHASSI, and was chaired by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Mr Oumarou Aboubakar CHABI BOUBACAR, representing the Minister.