- Tunisia proposes Smart City tech hub project in Burkina Faso
- Feasibility study planned to assess infrastructure, funding needs
- Project aims to boost startups, jobs, and digital services
Burkina Faso’s Minister for Digital Transition and Communications, Aminata Zerbo/Sabane, met in Ouagadougou on Thursday, October 9, with a Tunisian delegation. The delegation, from the organization TUCAD and led by co-founder Anis Jaziri, presented a proposal for a Smart City project in the country.
Weiterlesen: Tunisia Pitches a 'Smart City' Tech Hub in Burkina Faso
The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) has just released its 2025 Smart City Index, a global ranking that evaluates cities’ ability to harmonize technology with quality of life.
A total of 146 cities were assessed based on criteria such as urban service efficiency and residents’ lived experiences.
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On February 4, 2019, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (photo), president of the Republic of Malta, during her official visit in Tunisia in the framework of the joint Tunisia-Malta committee expressed her will to see a boost in the cooperation between the two countries, in the IT sector notably. According to Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Malta currently experienced dynamism in various IT segments like the Blockchain; an experience and know-how that could be shared with other countries such as Tunisia.
In 2014, the European commission's CORDIS presented Malta as one of the IT markets whose development is growing faster than in Europe. The country recorded above-average performances in the E-governance.
Weiterlesen: TN: Malta wants to boost its IT cooperation with Tunisia
Germany provided €40 million to Tunisia for an E-government program, according to a communique published on February 12, 2019, by Tunisia’s ministry of development, investment and international cooperation.
“The modernization of the administration, a key theme of major reforms, is being implemented by the government”, said Zied Ladhari (photo), Tunisia’s minister of development, investment and international cooperation, indicating that a timeline would be set to conclude technical talks between the various institutions involved and the German partner.
Weiterlesen: Tunisia receives €40 million support from Germany for an E-government program
As part of its tourism promotion campaign, Tunisia launched the 1st digital platform linking Tunisia with Gulf countries through real estate and tourism on the sideline of the Saudi International Travel and Tourism exhibition held recently in Jeddah.
The official launch was attended by Sami El Saiedy, consul general of Tunisia; Fahmy Al-Hoki, director common interests in Tunisian Ministry of Tourism; Shoukry Charrad, head of Arab markets at National Tunisian Bureau for Tourism; and Younus Inayat, CEO of Y&D Real Estate and Investment.
Weiterlesen: Tunisia launches digital platform to reach GCC tourists, investors