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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2013
- ICT used for humanitarian and development purposes
- Post-2015: the state of play
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness-raising
- X. Microfinance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
ICT used for humanitarian and development purposes
Bilateral ICT programmes implemented by Lux-Development
Burkina Faso does not have connectivity resources and means of accessing the internet that are reliable, sufficiently effective, widely geographically available and reasonably priced. The consequence is that this restricts the Burkina Faso state when it comes to modernising and enhancing the effectiveness of its basic administrative functions and also its various sectors of intervention (health, education, vocational training).
Therefore, Luxembourg’s development cooperation is supporting Burkina Faso in developing technological solutions, especially by strengthening internet connectivity by satellite connection as part of five separate initiatives:
- support for the national support programme for strengthening communication infrastructure (PARICOM) and the national agency for the promotion of information and communication technologies (ANPTIC);
- sector-based support in the blood transfusion sub-sector;
- sector-based support in the vocational training sector;
- support for the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
From the Burkina Faso side, the Ministry’s main partner is the Ministry for the Digital Economy. The total Luxembourg intervention will amount to €15 million.
