Chad Validates National Data Governance Strategy to Advance Digital Sovereignty

The Government of Chad, through its Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation has officially validated its comprehensive National Data Governance Strategy. 

The government of Chad has officially validated its National Data Governance Strategy following a collaborative workshop convened in N’Djamena by the Ministry of Telecommunications, Digital Economy and Digitalization of Public Administration alongside the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

The framework is designed to treat data as a sovereign national asset, utilizing information to improve public governance, enhance government services, stimulate innovation and drive sustainable economic development across the country.

Developed with input from government officials, regulatory bodies, private sector leaders, academics and civil society partners, the strategy is structured around seven foundational pillars: institutional governance and coordination; legal and regulatory frameworks; data management, quality and interoperability; secure data infrastructure and sharing mechanisms; personal data protection and cybersecurity; skills development and a national data culture and fostering the data economy and technological innovation.

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Chad’s Minister of Telecommunications, Haliki Choua Mahamat, emphasized the government’s push for modernization by highlighting the initiative’s goal

“Our ambition is clear: to make data a strategic national asset that supports the modernization of the State, the effectiveness of public action and the economic and social development of Chad.”

The strategy identifies priority data-use cases to transform core sectors including digital government services through a unified digital window, healthcare, education, mining, petroleum, agriculture, livestock, fisheries and telecommunications.

With the validation workshop successfully concluded, the initiative transitions from planning into implementation. Stakeholders across government agencies, businesses and development organizations will collaborate to execute the roadmap, aiming to strengthen Chad’s digital sovereignty, modernize public administration and expand socio-economic opportunities nationwide.