Tunisia is planning the implementation of a digital transformation strategy and an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, said Sofiene Hemissi, minister of communications and technology.
The announcement was made on the sidelines of the 10th International Forum for Chief Information Officers (CIOs), held in Hammamet from Thursday 7 to Saturday 9 November. The initiatives are aimed at boosting digital use and exploiting Tunisia’s AI potential.
He said that the national digital transformation strategy will be based on several core pillars: the digitization of administrative and public services, the promotion of the digital economy, the support of innovation and entrepreneurship in the digital sector, the improvement of communication network infrastructure and the strengthening of the legal and regulatory environment to secure cyberspace.
The AI strategy, to be launched in 2025, aims to integrate AI into key sectors such as health, education, environment and transport, while promoting digitisation and the use of open data. It also emphasises the creation of incubators and support programmes for promising technology projects at the local level.
The forthcoming digital strategy will replace the 2022-2025 plan. The latter placed Tunisia among Africa’s digital leaders.
Tunisia ranks 8th in Africa in ICT development, with a score of 77.2 out of 100, according to the latest International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report published in December 2023.
In terms of e-government, Tunisia is the leader in North Africa and ranks third on the continent, according to the United Nations E-Government Survey 2024: Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development. The report gives Tunisia a score of 0.6935 out of 1, above the African average of 0.4247.
TunisianMonitorOnline (NejiMed)
