Congo – Digital
– The “Congo-Digital” strategy

The Congo's national strategy for developing its digital economy, dubbed "Vision Congo Digital 2025," was approved by the Council of Ministers in May 2019. The legal and regulatory framework for the sector's development is already in place, with recently adopted laws on the protection of personal data, which safeguards privacy and public freedoms; the cybersecurity law for the protection and integrity of networks; the law on electronic transactions, which governs e-commerce, electronic signatures, and electronic certification; and the law on combating cybercrime, which defines all offenses that can be committed on a network or digital device. The government has identified three main pillars, the governance and management of which are expected to accelerate development. These pillars focus on providing digital services and content for the general public (e-citizens), for digital administration (e-government), and for the development of private companies linked to ICTs (e-business).

The challenge of digital development in Congo is very real, driven by a highly favorable internal dynamic that will become increasingly permissive with a significant leap forward in infrastructure. The challenges, known and documented in the national strategy for the development of the digital economy, require updating in line with the rapid evolution of the sector.