National Assembly: Highlighting Algeria’s efforts in digital transformation and promoting innovation projects

The efforts of the Algerian state in embodying digital transformation and promoting innovation projects and emerging institutions were highlighted during the work of the Ninth International Parliamentary Youth Conference, which was hosted by the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, in the period between 15 and 17 September, according to what was reported today, Sunday, in a statement by the National Assembly.

The same source explained that, during their participation in the work of this international conference, members of the joint Algerian delegation between the two chambers of Parliament presented Algeria’s efforts to “embody its digital transformation with the aim of modernizing its institutions and enhancing the country’s economic growth, by betting on information and communication technologies.”

The members of the delegation pointed out that the effort towards achieving this goal is carried out according to systematic steps represented in launching several projects, including the “National Strategy for Digitization with a forward-looking view to the horizons of 2034 and its five-year executive plan for 2024-2029, as well as the launch of a project to prepare the Digitization Law, which aims to establish a basic legal reference that frames “It controls and regulates the field of digitization and digital transformation, and works to consolidate electronic management by launching electronic portals and platforms in public administrations, and the digital platform for the investor, which was launched in October 2022, and represents another major project that strengthens the economic sector, which was promoted this year to the rank of national priority.” –According to the statement–.

During the session that discussed the topic of innovation and emerging institutions, members of the Algerian parliamentary delegation stressed that the file of emerging institutions constitutes “a priority and an important strategic option within the framework of the Algerian state’s efforts to promote innovation projects, because of their major role in increasing production capacity and competitiveness and thus increasing the growth of exports that Algeria seeks.” To be achieved outside of hydrocarbons, through a series of decisions and actions that helped strengthen the local ecosystem.”

It was noted that the government launched “radical reforms to the business climate, beginning with the establishment of a ministry dedicated to startups and the knowledge-based economy in January 2020. Three years after the establishment of this ministry, more than 5,000 startups and innovative projects were launched in Algeria, and the number of Worker incubators increased from 15 in 2020 to more than 100 currently, knowing that 50 percent of them are active within universities and graduate schools.

It is noteworthy that this conference witnessed the participation of nearly 300 young parliamentarians from about 70 countries to study and discuss the topic: “The role of youth in accelerating the pace of achieving sustainable development goals through digital transformation and innovation.”

In the final statement of the conference, the young representatives sounded the alarm about the lack of progress towards achieving the sustainable development goals, especially those related to education, gender equality, decent work, economic growth, climate action, peace, justice and strong institutions, as there are only seven years left until the target date of 2015 to achieve the goals. -2030, while United Nations reports and statistics indicate that “only 12 percent of the sustainable development goals are well implemented.”