The first French-speaking iPRIS cohort (2024B) met in Dakar for a peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing session from February 12-15. This meeting follows their inaugural participation as iPRIS participants in Luxembourg in September 2024. Six regulators participated: ANRTIC Comoros, ARCEP Central Africa Republic, ARCEP Chad, ARE Mauritania, ARPCE Congo, and ARTP Senegal. They were joined by Ms. Bernice Otye Edande, representing ARTAC, Mr. Ruffus Samuel from WATRA, ILR, and FRATEL, with SPIDER as organiser.
The session enabled the participating regulators to progress in planning and monitoring their ‘change initiatives,’ the strategic projects that each national team develops during the iPRIS cycle. Speeches from representatives of the Swedish Embassy in Senegal, the Luxembourg Embassy, and the EU Delegation in Senegal punctuated the session's opening.
iPRIS contributes to reducing the digital divide by improving inclusive and meaningful digital connectivity in Africa. The project thus contributes to the realisation of the African Union’s Digital Transformation Strategy 2020-2030 in line with the EU Global Gateways strategy.
Photo highlights from the peer-to-peer sessions in Senegal
iPRIS participants in Senegal at the backdrop of the peer-to-peer learning sessions
The participants hold peer-to-peer discussions during the week in Dakar
The first-ever iPRIS French-speaking cohort with their African and European peers in Senegal
iPRIS is coordinated and implemented by SPIDER in strategic and technical partnership with the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) and the Luxembourg Regulatory Institute (ILR).
iPRIS is funded by the European Union, Sweden, and Luxembourg as part of the Team Europe Initiative “D4D for Digital Economy and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa” (Code: 001).
