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.
Read more: Tunisia receives €40 million support from Germany for an E-government program
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.
Read more: TN: Malta wants to boost its IT cooperation with Tunisia
MoU was signed by Moez Chakchouk, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tunisian Post and Khalid Elgibali, Division President, Middle East and North Africa, Mastercard, at a ceremony held at the Social Headquarter of the Tunisian Post, under the auspices of H.E. Mohammed Anwar Maarouf, Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy, Tunisia, with the presence of a number of executives representing the two institutions and members of the local media.
Building on decades of cooperation between the two organizations, the collaboration will enable the Tunisian Post to introduce innovative and safe solutions for electronic payments for the benefit of individuals and SMEs, allowing them to use financial services round-the-clock via the Tunisian Post’s electronic payment system and particularly, the prepaid e-DINAR Smart Card.
Read more: Mastercard signs MoU with Tunisian Post to develop new digital financial services
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.
Read more: Tunisia launches digital platform to reach GCC tourists, investors
The country ranked second in terms of the online participation of citizens, under the UN 2014 e-government survey. ''This prize recognizes national efforts in this field'', the secretary of State for public administration, Anouar Ben Khalifa, told a press conference. He added that, ''this prize will contribute to improve the business climate and will be able to attract foreign investments''.
Read more: Tunisia: UN e-government prize, first country in Africa