Regional Digital Integration Project in West Africa “Wardeep Mauritania” Launched

The Minister of Digital Transformation, Innovation and Modernization of Administration, Mohamed Abdallah Louli, supervised, on Tuesday at the International Convention Center in Nouakchott, the activities of the official launch ceremony of the Regional Digital Integration Project in West Africa “Wardeep Mauritania”.
This project, which is critical to the digital transformation strategy, aims to support regional initiatives aimed at expanding geographical coverage and increasing access to broadband networks.
In a speech on the occasion, the Minister explained that this project seeks to promote and develop the integration of digital markets at the regional level in line with the National Agenda for Digital Transformation for the period (2022-2025).
He pointed out that the project prostrates the vision of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh EL Ghazouani, aimed at promoting digital technology at the heart of the public administration in order to modernize it and bring the service closer to the citizen in line with the contents of the President’s program “My Commitments”.
He added that this project, which is launched today under the directives of His Excellency the President of the Republic, seeks to modernize the administration, improve social inclusion, promote innovation and increase the competitiveness of the Mauritanian economy.
He pointed out that the total cost of this project, which is the fruit of joint cooperation between Mauritania and the World Bank, is 60 million US dollars, thanking the World Bank for its continuous support to our country.
He stated that the Ministry seeks through this meeting to inform government departments, the private sector, academia and civil society about the project’s activities, objectives and potential benefits that it can provide.
For his part, Mr. Eric Dunand, Senior Digital Development Specialist at the World Bank, highlighted the importance of telecommunications in general, the Internet and digital technologies in enabling development, promoting economic growth, access to basic services, and job creation for young industry leaders.
Mauritania had made progress in deploying telecommunications infrastructure thanks to public-private partnerships, providing access to submarine cable to improve network resilience, allowing it to sell surplus international capacity to its landlocked neighbours.
He stressed the commitment of the World Bank to continue supporting the digital sector in Mauritania, so that it can reach the establishment of an integrated system for the modernization of management through the use of digital technology, as the main lever for the development of countries.