Digital Gabon Project seeking to boost access to procurement channels, identification documents, health insurance, social protection payments

The government of Gabon recently received financing from the World Bank for the Digital Gabon Project, which is intended to expedite the adoption of digital public services. Efforts to maximize data security span the entire effort, whose elements include: Enabling Environment for Accelerated Digital Transformation; Modernizing Legal ID Systems; and Digital Transformation of Public Administration and Select Services. Among the goals of the project is to engage groups that under-utilize government services, such as people with disabilities and members of indigenous groups, to access government contracts for their businesses as well as health insurance and social protection payments for their families.