The Payment of the Economic Area of West African States (ECOWAS), with the assistance of the European Union via the Digital for Growth (D4D) Center, is checking out with its Participant States finest techniques and experiences in qualified digital trademarks. The objective is to specify a roadmap in the direction of a typical and collective method to the electronic economic situation and culture, consisting of shopping and e-government.
For 2 days, throughout an on the internet workshop arranged from 26 to 27 March 2024 by ECOWAS with technological assistance from the European Union, via the Digital for Growth (D4D) Center, specialists from ECOWAS Participant States shared their expertise and experience, Making use of the Malabo Convention and the ECOWAS extra act upon digital deals, they went over the Area’s concerns to be taken into consideration in the advancement of a local digital trademark qualification plan and the technological method needed.
In his opening up address in support of the Commissioner accountable of Framework, Power and Digitalisation, Sediko DOUKA, the Principal Program Supervisor for Net, Cyber Safety&& E-applications, Mrs. Folake OLAGUNJU, restated the ECOWAS Payment’s dedication to collaborating the area’s electronic improvement. This is mirrored in programs dealing with, to name a few points, e-government and shopping, which are identified as vital structures for an electronic economic situation and culture, and warrant the expanding fostering of on the internet solutions globally.
In her sight, in order to ensure the self-confidence of people and companies and guarantee their complete involvement in the electronic globe, especially in shopping and e-government, it is necessary to get rid of the linked obstacles, especially those associating with electronic identification and the qualified digital trademark, which are important requirements for a lot of legitimately binding communications in between individuals of on the internet solutions.
The following audio speaker, Ms Céline LHOSTE, Group Leader for Regional Collaboration at the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, remembered at the opening session of the workshop that the assistance supplied to the ECOWAS Payment becomes part of the Worldwide Entrance Method and the dedication made in February 2022 at the EU-African Union Top to sustain the continent in favour of an eco-friendly and comprehensive change, offering development and respectable tasks, specifically via the execution of a EUR 150 billion financial investment plan in transportation, power and electronic facilities. The assistance supplied to ECOWAS for the organisation of this workshop is a primary step in the direction of developing partnership targeted at producing a harmonised and safe local electronic setting, for e-governance and shopping, and past that to the facility of a solitary electronic market adding to the growing of local financial combination.
Throughout this workshop, which demonstrates the positioning and deep dedication of the ECOWAS and EU organizations to electronic improvement, the individuals shared the progression upgrade and leads concerning the qualification of digital trademarks at nationwide degree, specifically the regulative element and the technological method. The problems come across in carrying out the steps on digital deals in the Malabo Convention and the ECOWAS Extra Act were talked about, in addition to the brand-new obstacles connected to the intro of brand-new turbulent innovations such as expert system.
Lastly, the standards essential for the advancement and fostering of the qualified digital trademark were created to make certain self-confidence in shopping and e-government.
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