Is Africa ready for a Digital Transformation ?

ACSIS - African Civil Society on the Information Society

Session 169

09:00–10:45, Thursday, 22 March 2018 Popov Room 2, ITU Tower Thematic Workshop Speakers/Panellists Link to WSIS Action Lines Link to SDGs Summary Document

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L'Afrique est-elle préparée à la Transformation numérique ?

Au cours de ce panel, qui aura lieu le 22 mars 2018 de 9h00 à 10h45 en salle M de l’UIT, nous tenterons d’avancer dans l’édification d’une vision panafricaine de l’économie numérique en répondant aux questions suivantes : L’Afrique a-t-elle vraiment pris la mesure des enjeux de la transformation numérique ? Où en est-elle dans sa préparation ? Quelles précautions, avec quels moyens et quels partenariats mettre en œuvre pour qu’elle profite davantage de la transformation numérique ?

During this panel, which will take place on 22 March 2018 from 9:00 am to 10:45 in ITU Room M, we will try to move forward in building a pan-African vision of the digital economy by answering the following questions: Has Africa really taken stock of the challenges of digital transformation? Where is Africa in its preparation? What precautions, means and partnerships to implement so that Africa benefits more from the digital transformation?

Moderator

Dr. Cisse Kane, Président ACSIS

Speakers/Panellists

- H.E. Mrs. Aurelie Adam-Soule Zoumarou Ministre de l'Economie Numérique et de la Communication, Benin

- SE M. Emery Okundji Ndjovu, Ministre des Postes, Télécommunications et NTIC République Démocratique du Congo (RDC)

- Delphine Nana MEKOUNTE, CEO Gender TV, CEFEPROD, ACSIS

- Louis Pouzin, Directeur Open-root, France

- Mactar Seck, UNECA

- Pape Gorgui Touré, Directeur Général TAKTICOM

- Desmond Boateng Director/PPME, Ghana

Session's link to WSIS Action Lines

C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
C2. Information and communication infrastructure
C3. Access to information and knowledge
C4. Capacity building
C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
C6. Enabling environment
C7. ICT Applications: E-government
C7. ICT Applications: E-business
C7. ICT Applications: E-learning
C7. ICT Applications: E-health
C7. ICT Applications: E-employment
C7. ICT Applications: E-environment
C7. ICT Applications: E-agriculture
C7. ICT Applications: E-science
C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
C9. Media
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
C11. International and regional cooperation

Session's link to Sustainable Development Process

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development