Zambia has pledged to build digitally connected, secure, and efficient cross-border corridors with neighbouring countries.
This is accomplished through a collaboration with Sochitel, a British digital services firm.
This past weekend, the Ministry of Technology and Science and the London-based firm signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation.
Zambia hopes that this agreement will pave the way for e-Visas and zero roaming charges across participating nations, real-time cargo tracking and cross-border data sharing systems, and improved digital trade and border efficiency, notably along the Lobito Corridor.
The corridor is a major infrastructure project that connects Lobito, Angola, to mining districts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia by a 1,300-kilometer railway line.
Brilliant Habeenzu, permanent Secretary for Zambia’s Ministry of Technology and Science, presided over the signing ceremony of the MoU in Lusaka.
He said the collaboration represented a strategic milestone in Zambia’s digital transformation journey.
“By leveraging Sochitel’s expertise in digital platforms, fintech ecosystems, and telecommunications, we are laying the foundation for seamless trade and mobility across borders, powered by interoperable digital infrastructure and smart border systems,” Habeenzu said.
Overall, the partnership is anticipated to accelerate Zambia’s digital transformation and strengthen cross-border connectivity through advanced fintech and telecommunications systems.
Habeenzu called on all stakeholders to work collaboratively to implement the MoU.
“Together, we are laying the digital railway lines for Africa’s economic future,” he added.
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