The President of the Gabonese Republic, His Excellency Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has extended a landmark ordinance on digitalization, published in Official Gazette No. 81 from September 1 to 7, 2025. The decree underscores the government's commitment to accelerating the country's digital transition and strengthening state digital governance.
The ordinance establishes key objectives, principles, measures, and obligations guiding public and private action in the digital sphere. Among its goals are improving the efficiency, performance, and transparency of public administration combating corruption through traceable administrative processes stimulating economic growth and job creation ensuring universal access to digital services and guaranteeing the security and interoperability of information systems.
The legal framework is built on four fundamental principles: universality, ensuring equitable access to digital technologies interoperability, promoting seamless communication between systems and platforms security, safeguarding data and system integrity and digital inclusion, reducing the digital divide and protecting vulnerable populations.
