• Ethiopia adopts “Digital Ethiopia 2030” to guide digital transformation
  

• Strategy targets infrastructure, connectivity, innovation, and public service digitization
  

• Plan aims to attract investment and boost economic modernization efforts

Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers adopted the “Digital Ethiopia 2030” strategy on Saturday, according to the Ethiopian News Agency. The document sets national priorities for accelerating the country’s digital transformation over the next five years and replaces the “Digital Ethiopia 2025” plan that ends this year.

The agency said the strategy aims to create more opportunities for the population, strengthen technological capabilities, expand key infrastructure, improve governance and drive economic development.

The roadmap builds on recent efforts to digitize public services, modernize the economy and advance digital inclusion. It focuses on several priority areas: developing digital infrastructure, improving connectivity, strengthening cybersecurity, supporting tech innovation and entrepreneurship, and transforming public services.

For Addis Ababa, the strategy is both a driver of domestic modernization and a tool for attracting international investment. The government hopes to draw more capital into telecoms, digital services and emerging tech industries while improving the efficiency of public services and administrative transparency.

Adoni Conrad Quenum