• Guinea unveiled nine strategic projects aimed at digitizing public services and modernizing administrative governance.
• The initiatives fall under the broader Simandou 2040 roadmap, which now includes digital, governance and infrastructure reforms.
• Authorities expect the reforms to improve transparency, streamline administrative procedures and strengthen the business environment.

Guinea is accelerating the modernization of its public administration. The Ministry of Public Administration Modernization and Civil Service presented nine strategic projects on Friday, May 15, in Conakry. The initiatives aim to strengthen the digitization of public services, improve administrative management and modernize state governance tools.

The projects notably focus on digitizing public services through the One-stop shop for public services (GUSP), modernizing human resources management systems and deploying digital equipment across government institutions.

In addition, the program includes a detailed mapping of the public administration system, an inventory of IT systems currently used for personnel management and expanded digital-skills training for civil servants.

Authorities also plan to rehabilitate and modernize the Gouv-Lab, restructure public administrative institutions and rationalize state intervention in order to improve administrative coordination.

Moreover, the government intends to strengthen digital tools, including the FUGAS platform dedicated to public-sector human resources management.

According to the ministry in charge of the civil service, the projects should reduce administrative bottlenecks, strengthen transparency and improve access to public services for citizens and businesses.

The initiative forms part of the Simandou 2040 program, which authorities describe as Guinea’s new economic and institutional roadmap for the next 15 years.

Although the program initially centered on the massive Simandou mining project, it now includes reforms linked to digitalization, public governance and infrastructure development.

Through the initiative, authorities aim to build a more efficient and results-oriented administration as several African countries accelerate the digital transformation of public services.

The new projects come as Guinea has already launched several e-government initiatives in recent years. The country now operates a national public services portal that provides online access to administrative procedures including passport applications, visa requests, civil registry documents and biometric permits.

The government has also launched digital platforms such as eTax for online tax filing and payment services. At the same time, the National Agency for State Digitalization (ANDE), established in 2022, is overseeing several projects related to interconnection between government administrations, development of public digital solutions and deployment of the Conakry metropolitan fiber-optic network.

Beyond administrative modernization, the reforms also carry broader economic objectives. Guinea aims to improve the business climate, strengthen the efficiency of public action and facilitate interactions between government agencies, citizens and companies.

Authorities also believe that digitalizing procedures could reduce administrative delays, improve operational traceability and strengthen transparency in public management.

This article was initially published in French by Samira Njoya

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum