Africa-Press – Angola. Angola’s Administrative Modernization Institute (IMA) and Microsoft, a North American multinational, signed this Thursday, in Luanda, a Memorandum of Understanding, for the solidification of the digital economy in the country.
According to the director general of the IMA, Meick Afonso, the intention will be implemented through small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, who will be able to access Microsoft technology at a reduced cost or free of charge, with a view to leveraging their businesses, digitally.
Speaking to the press, the official said that the respective partnership will also strengthen the State’s capacity in the field of digitization and reduce public administration costs, in order to increase the scale of technology adoption depending on the country’s reality.
Alongside this, he advanced, the memorandum will support digital inclusion education, with emphasis on the teaching class, which will have the mission of transmitting knowledge to students.
For example, with the existence of technology adoption by 200,000 teachers, the program will be able to reach at least 10 million students, with the expansion of digital connectivity, according to Meick Afonso.
For the director-general, the partnership with the American multinational represents an important step towards promoting the digitization of the administrative services of the Angolan State, aiming to make life easier for citizens and promote the economy.
For his part, the director of Microsoft’s digital development program, André Azevedo, considered the signing of the agreement as a strategic partnership to accelerate the digitization process and contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.
According to the official, the signed document will bring a new dynamic and ensure the quality of the public service provided to citizens.
He added that both parties are working on a strategy for implementing the Digital Acceleration Project in Angola, to be developed over a period of three years.
The act of signing the aforementioned agreement, which was witnessed by the Minister of State and Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic, Adão de Almeida, is part of Microsoft’s strategy, centered on supporting developing countries.
The document was signed during the third IMA Forum, an event that reflected on the digital transition in the Angolan Public Administration.
The Angola Administrative Modernization Institute has the mission of preparing and implementing policy measures to support administrative modernization, as well as designing and implementing the alignment model between Public Governance and Electronic Governance.
Meanwhile, Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, electronic products, personal computers and services
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