The Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication Mário Oliveira has urged the International Association of Portuguese-Speaking Communications (AICEP) to continue to act as convening agent in the implementation of the CPLP’s digital agenda.
Mário Oliveira said so on Tuesday in Luanda while speaking at the opening of the XXX AICEP Forum on Lusophone Communications 2023.
The minister said this digital agenda is based on four structural pillars: electronic communications infrastructure, digital services, digital security and training.
According to him, Angola has contributed to the implementation of the said agenda, which is perfectly aligned with the strategy for the country’s digital transformation (the ICT Policy white paper, 2019-2022).
In the field of infrastructure, the official highlighted the entry into operation of international submarine cables MONET and SACS (the first connection from Africa to the Americas, from the South Atlantic) and the expansion of the national terrestrial fiber optic network.
Also Mário Oliveira referred to the completion of the construction, placement into orbit and operational of the ANGOSAT 2 satellite and the kick-off of the National Center for Monitoring the Radio Electric Spectrum.
The minister also highlighted, within the scope of expansion and digital inclusion, the gradual expansion across the national territory of the Angola Media Library Network, as well as the N`gola Digital and Angola Online projects.
As for the training, the minister said that Angola has strengthened training institutions in the field of telecommunications and electronic communications.
As regards training, the minister referred that Angola has strengthened training institutions in the field of telecommunications and electronic communications.
As an example, Mário Oliveira noted that his sector signed, a few days ago, a memorandum of understanding that will result in the creation of the first Cybersecurity Academy center in Angola.
The four panels discussed tTopics such as “communications security”, “the CEO’s cockpit: digital nations”, “the future of networks”, as well as “internationalization: what is changing”, were discussed.
AICEP comprises Angola, Brazil, Portugal, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau and Macau.
Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)