Le gouvernement ivoirien et la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD ) have officially launched on Thursday 13 March, the E-Government Strengthening Support Project

The Ivorian government aims to double the digital contribution to GDP by 2030 and to make Côte d'Ivoire a digital hub in the sub-region. Indeed, PARAE's vision is to modernise public administration by integrating digital solutions capable of improving the efficiency, transparency and accessibility of public services. According to LaJoseph BAD, Ribeiro, Deputy Director General for West Africa, “the modernization of public services is no longer an option but a strategic necessity to ensure efficiency, transparency and proximity to citizens. It is in this vision that PARAE is part of. The project also illustrates the vision of the BAD which recognizes the place of digital technology as a transversal lever to achieve the objectives of its new ten-year strategy 2024-2033

PARAE is based on three key priorities. These include the establishment of modern digital infrastructures, the digitization of public services in order to simplify administrative procedures, and the creation of an artificial intelligence laboratory to encourage innovation, as well as training programs for civil servants and awareness-raising campaigns to promote the use of digital services among the population. Le financement du PARAE est assuré par un apport de 49,2 milliards FCFA (environ 82 millions USD) de la BAD , and a contribution of 10.52 billion FCFA from the Ivorian State. This project is part of the 2021-2025 Digital Strategy, which provides for 32 reforms for an investment of 2,000 billion CFA francs