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DRC digital public finance and administration overhaul
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DRC digital public finance and administration overhaul
On 23 July 2026 2026, President Félix Tshisekedi met IGF chief Christophe Bitasimwa and endorsed the institution’s 2026‑2028 Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF) 2026–2028 strategic plan, which seeks aims to replace manual financial controls with a continuous, data‑driven data-driven monitoring system for all state‑generated state-generated flows. From 13 to 23 July This follows performance conferences held by the Ministry of Budget organised performance conferences in Kinshasa, reviewing 161 programmes, 624 actions and more than 1 600 from 13 to 23 July, where 61 of 64 public administrations reviewed over 1,600 indicators to prepare a budget‑program that will take effect budget-program scheduled for implementation on 1 January 2028. The While the process showed greater increased use of strategic objectives and socio‑economic indicators, while flagging objectives, it flagged challenges such as credit concentration, including weak programme program strategies and the need for capacity‑building among staff. staff capacity-building. A week later a budget‑monitoring budget-monitoring report released on 10 July highlighted indicated that DRC while personnel expenditures were close to forecasts (91.4 % reached 91.4% of the linear forecast), but forecasts, overall budget execution had reached was only 45.8 % 45.8% by the end of April 2026, 2026. Investment spending lagged significantly, with investment equipment spending lagging sharply. Execution varied by sector, reaching 81.3 % for at just 0.7% and construction at 16.6%. Sectoral execution varied, with education but only 22.6 % for at 81.3%, health at 22.6%, and 16.7 % for economic affairs. In affairs at 16.7%. To further digital administration, the same period Benin announced DRC is developing a circular mandating progressive digitisation of administrative documents across state national digital window to create a unified, interoperable access point for public services, aiming following the May decree and the June launch of ‘RDC Pass’. This initiative seeks to cut operating costs prevent ministries from developing isolated platforms and reduce the public sector’s carbon footprint. administrative delays. Additionally, in Goma, digital literacy is being promoted as a tool for youth entrepreneurship and financial autonomy amidst ongoing security instability.
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