Senegal could bring 2.6 million more people online, expand access to essential digital services, and unlock new opportunities in education, health, finance and agriculture by 2030, according to a new GSMA report launched today at the Digital Africa Summit Senegal.
The study - Driving Digital Transformation of the Economy in Senegal - finds that targeted reforms to improve affordability, digital skills and modernise regulation would significantly reduce the country's 54 usage gap , enabling millions more citizens to participate fully in the digital economy.
While these reforms are projected to generate FCFA 1,100 billion in economic value and create 280,000 new jobs, the report highlights that the most significant impact will be improving people's lives and supporting Senegal's ambitions under the New Deal Technologique 2034.
