Digital maturity of the local authority
What does the city mean by “smart city”?
The President of the Nouakchott Region described how she saw a smart city for Nouakchott.
“A smart city is one that uses technology effectively to meet the citizens. Needs of these.”
Fatimetou Abdel Malick,
President of the Nouakchott Region
What digital projects have been carried out to date?
The Nouakchott region does not have a digital strategy to direct digital work, neither at the regional level nor at the city level.
Addressing: There was an unsuccessful attempt to put an addressing system into action in 2004. Addresses are used by a few, but they have not been widely adopted by the public.
Technology: A website for the city of Nouakchott was set up in 2018 with the installation of the regional council, but it is still in the improvement phase and has minimal traffic. This project was directed by the IT department for the Nouakchott region, there are about 10 people on the management team.
A very large infrastructure project to install fibre optics is currently underway. This should more broadly support the country’s digital capacity.
RECOPACT networks, a connection with Paris
Communities network for regional civic participation. Its objective is to provide a unified platform bringing together local communities engaged in actions for the development of inclusive democracy and civic participation across their region. This network is made up of: Bamako municipality V, the city of Dakar, the city of Evry, Grand Paris-Sud, Nouakchott and the Association of municipalities of southern Mauritania.
How do you assess the IT capacity of local authorities to carry out a digitization project?
Reasons cited:
• Existence of an IT department with human resources at different levels (engineers and technicians) capable of carrying out their responsibilities successfully
Data collected from a questionnaire shared with all cities in phase 1.
