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Digital governance and policy initiatives in Africa

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Chad and its neighbors are pursuing various continue to advance digital governance and policy initiatives. In Chad, efforts have focused on preparing for the 10th Internet Governance Forum, which centers centered on the theme ‘Artificial intelligence at the service of Chadian development: anticipating, training, regulating’. This includes addressing AI’s role in sectors such as health, agriculture, and public administration. Further digital advancements in Chad Recent Chadian developments include the launch of MJS CONNECT, a platform CONNECT by the Ministry of Youth and Sports intended Sports. Led by Minister Naïr Abakar, this platform aims to modernize administrative relations and create a national directory of youth and sports organizations. organizations, including associations, federations, and NGOs, to map their activities across all provinces. Additionally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, is transitioning toward digital diplomacy. Spokesperson Ibrahim Adam Mahamat noted a distinction between digital diplomacy—using technology to defend state interests—and e-diplomacy, which integrates digital processes into all diplomatic work. The ministry is prioritizing infrastructure modernization, skill reinforcement, digital communication, and data security. In Cameroon, recent digital governance efforts have centered on the Internet Governance Forum in Yaoundé, where discussions focused focusing on data interoperability and the development of secure, interconnected secure public digital infrastructure. In Senegal, policy developments have shifted toward judicial reform with the establishment of and data reforms. Justice Minister Moussa Sarr established a National Committee for Criminal Policy to update national the 2019 general criminal directives. policy directive by analyzing criminal patterns and prison management. Simultaneously, the Commission de protection des données personnelles (CDP) hosted a workshop in Dakar regarding data governance. CDP President Ousmane Thiongane emphasized that a sustainable digital economy requires trust in personal data protection, focusing on balancing innovation like artificial intelligence with the regulation of cross-border data transfers.

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