Digital Gabon and eGabon-SIS projects: the technical committee holds its first meeting
The Technical Committee for Digital Gabon and eGabon-SIS projects held its first meeting in Libreville on Friday 24th May, with several items on the agenda. The general objective of this first technical committee (COTECH) was to lay the foundations for operational governance to ensure an organised and rigorous management of the Digital Gabon project in the official launch phase and eGabon-SIS project in the deployment phase. The Digital Gabon project will focus on modernising legal identification systems by setting up a digital population register, digitising the civil registration system, including birth registration, and considering the digital transformation of public administration and certain services. The Cotech chairman, Mr Alberto Wenceslas MOUNGUENGUI MOUDOKI, General Manager of the National Agency for Digital infrastructures and Frequencies (ANINF), recalled the importance of change management in the context of health information system currently being rolled out, so that healthcare professionals can take ownership of tools that will be made available to them, and so that the public can be reassured of the use that will be made of their data. In this capacity, Mr Samuel Moussouna Ikamou, Vice-President of the Authority for the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy, called participants’ attention on the existence of the law on the protection of personal data and privacy. He therefore asked that, as part of the implementation of projects, health professionals who handle citizens’ data should be informed of what they can and cannot do with these data, and ANINF, which hosts the data, should pull out the security conditions applied to protect it. He went on to say that in order to comply with the law, it is necessary to ensure that service providers are subject to the same conditions of responsibility when handling personal data, in particular by declaring it to the competent authority. In his closing remarks, the COTECH chairman urged everyone to take a patriotic leap forward to make these projects a reality for population benefit. “Digital sovereignty is a tool, but the beneficiary is the citizen,” he declared. The work was concluded with the validation of the timetable for COTECH meetings and the proposal to hold the first COTECH meeting on July 12th 2024.
ANINF CEO receives World Bank delegation
The National Agency for Digital Infrastructures and Frequencies (ANINF) General Manager, Alberto Wenceslas MOUNGUENGUI MOUDOKI, received a visit from a World Bank delegation led by its Resident Representative in Gabon, Aïssatou DIALLO, on Thursday 24th May. The purpose of the visit was to review eGabon-SIS project progress. The World Bank delegation’s visit is part of its mission to support eGabon-SIS project implementation. This project involves health information system digitisation. The meeting provided an opportunity for a detailed review of activities related to the system, including fiduciary aspects, accelerated implementation, disbursements and objectives achievement before the closing date of August 31th 2025. In his welcoming remarks, ANINF’s General Manager stated that ‘the World Bank delegation wants to ensure through this visit that the work is progressing smoothly in accordance with its standards, with a view to improving the disbursement rate’. For her part, eGabon-SIS project implementation coordinator Fidéline Ursule BEKOGO presented the deployment results at the Omar Bongo Ondimba Armed Forces Instructions Hospital (HIAOBO) and the agency’s data center. 40 ANINF engineers, in collaboration with the consortium, are mobilised 24 hours a day for the project deployment. eGabon-SIS is an urgent project of strategic importance. “Bravo to the team for the job already done and keep up the momentum. It’s important that Gabonese people benefit from this loan by the Gabonese government to ensure the project success” said Ms Aïssatou DIALLO, World Bank Resident Representative. eGabon-SIS project objectives are to improve the speed and reliability of information to support the delivery and management of public health services; to promote the development and deployment of e-health services and applications; and information and communication technology services. Indeed, in its health section, the National Transition Development Plan (PNDT) 2024-2026 recommends to improving population health and well-being. The meeting ended with a guided tour of ANINF’s data center facilities.
ANINF presents Gabon’s vision at the Global Digital Summit.
The Director General of ANINF, Alberto Wenceslas MOUNGUENGUI MOUDOKI, represented Gabon at the Global Digital Summit in Washington DC, showcasing Gabon’s initiatives in the digital field. Discover the key moments of this international event. The Director General of the National Agency for Digital Infrastructure and Frequencies (ANINF), Alberto Wenceslas MOUNGUENGUI MOUDOKI, participated in the Global Digital Summit, held from March 5 to 7, 2024, in Washington DC, USA. The summit, organized by the World Bank, focused on the theme “Accelerating Digital – Connecting, Innovating & Transforming.” During the summit, the Director General took part in plenaries and thematic sessions where he discussed the importance of digital technology and its impact on public services. His speech during the plenary titled “Innovate: Making Digital Faster, Smarter, and Safer” highlighted Gabon’s strategy. He emphasized the importance placed by the President of the Transition, Brigadier General Brice Clotaire OLIGUI NGUEMA, on investing in digital technology and the need to understand the implications of artificial intelligence in order to make informed decisions. The summit participants also addressed crucial issues related to cybersecurity, connectivity, and innovative approaches to improving digital services. Additionally, during his presentation, the Director General of ANINF emphasized that mastering artificial intelligence requires open discussions and efforts to bridge the digital divide. He also reminded the audience that this technology must be human-centered, with an approach that values research, innovation, and education. ANINF’s presence at this summit demonstrates Gabon’s commitment to responsible and inclusive digital development.
Contract Signing for the Upgrade of the National PKI Solution and Passport.
Voici la traduction en anglais du texte : The Gabonese delegation, led by the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, signed an agreement with Thales to ensure a secure upgrade of PKI solutions, thereby guaranteeing the reliable production of passports and electronic national identity cards. This initiative, orchestrated by ANINF, marks a crucial milestone in strengthening Gabon’s digital identity systems, while respecting national sovereignty. The Government of the Gabonese Republic mandated the competent services of the Ministry of the Interior and the National Agency for Digital Infrastructure and Frequencies (ANINF) in Meudon, France, to create the conditions for a signing that respects the sovereignty of the Gabonese Republic. The contract pertains to the update of the PKI solution provided by the global leader in digital identity systems, Thales Group Dis France. The Gabonese delegation was led by the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, Dr. Malcom Emery DJENNO NGOMANDA. Following intense negotiations, ANINF’s Director General, Alberto Wenceslas MOUGUENGUI MOUDOKI, signed the contract on March 1, 2024, ensuring the upgrade of PKI solutions that will enable the secure issuance of passports and electronic national identity cards (CNIE). The signing of this contract between the Director General of ANINF and Mr. Alain YANA, Sales Manager for Central and West Africa at THALES, duly mandated by the Group’s Vice President who was unable to attend, represents a crucial step in the CNIE production process. Indeed, within the framework of the CNIE, the essential function of the PKI is to produce the certificates embedded in the chip of the National Identity Card, which carries the digital identity of each citizen who holds it. In other words, the PKI ensures maximum security for the information contained in the chip of the National Identity Card, through encryption and authentication via an electronic certificate signing system. The PKI is therefore the essential security system for protecting the identity of a natural or legal person in cyberspace. As a reminder, the signing of this contract was suspended in November 2023 by Director General Alberto Wenceslas MOUNGUENGUI MOUDOKI, with the aim of achieving a version that ensures respect for the country’s sovereignty.