By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
The National
Telecommunications Universal Service Agency (ANSUT) of Côte d’Ivoire has
unveiled its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, setting out a roadmap focused on
expanding digital connectivity, strengthening inclusion and accelerating the
adoption of digital services across the country.
ANSUT Director General
Gilles Beugre presented the plan to employees on Tuesday, August 11, in an
engagement designed to give staff an opportunity to understand the strategy and
contribute to its implementation.
The session was structured
around open discussions, allowing employees to raise questions and receive
responses from Beugre and members of the management team.
Beugre said the strategy
would only have an impact if employees understood its objectives and how their
individual responsibilities contribute to achieving them.
At the centre of the plan is
the principle that access to digital technology should be treated as a right
rather than a privilege. ANSUT identified persistent barriers, including gaps
in fibre infrastructure, the cost of digital devices and limited access to
digital skills, as challenges that require sustained intervention.
The 2026–2030 roadmap is
built around four strategic pillars: operational excellence; universal digital
connectivity; digital services, social inclusion and entrepreneurship; and
digital uses.
These priorities are
supported by three broad areas of action — connecting communities, equipping
people with the necessary infrastructure and devices, and building the skills
required to participate in the digital economy.
Beugre stressed that the
strategy is an institutional commitment rather than an individual management
agenda, with its success dependent on the contribution of employees across
ANSUT.
He said the agency would
continue working to advance Côte d’Ivoire’s digitalisation projects and
strengthen its contribution to the country’s national digital transformation
agenda.
