Chad and Azerbaijan signed a bilateral MoU to deepen cooperation in digital transformation, e-governance, innovation hubs, and the export of digital products. The agreement lays groundwork for expertise exchange, capacity building, and joint projects to modernize public administration.
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As a strategic move to modernize public governance and national digital capabilities, Chad formalized a technology cooperation framework with Azerbaijan. This alignment charts pathways for shared expertise, structured capacity building, and innovation-driven collaborations that address systemic challenges in digital governance and economic integration within regional and international technology markets.
On January 29, 2026, Chad’s Minister of Telecommunications, Digital Economy, and Digitalization, Dr. Boukar Michel, led the nation’s delegation in Azerbaijan to formalise a Memorandum of Understanding with counterparts from Azerbaijan’s Digital Innovation and Development Agency (IDDA). The agreement was signed by M. Adoum Djimet Saboun and M. Farid Osmanov, symbolising high-level commitment to shared digital progress. This institutional engagement reflects both countries’ recognition of digital infrastructure as central to economic resilience and governance modernization.
The cooperation framework explicitly targets collaboration in e-governance enhancement, digital innovation, and the export of digital products. It emphasises exchange of technical expertise, best practices, and structured capacity building activities including training programmes, pilot implementations, study visits, expert exchanges, and joint participation in global digital forums. These initiatives aim to strengthen interoperability, institutional competence, and secure digital ecosystem frameworks.
Embedded within Chad’s broader national strategy, the partnership offers a blueprint for sustainable digital transformation. It supports modernization of public administration, integration into regional and global digital markets, and knowledge transfer mechanisms that uplift institutional capabilities. By fostering mutually beneficial innovation partnerships, the agreement seeks to position both nations as competitive nodes in a secure, agile, and future-ready digital economy.
Continued collaboration will catalyse ecosystem resilience through joint innovation, data sovereignty frameworks, and secure digital product portfolios aligned with international best practices.
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Chad and Azerbaijan Sign MoU to Strengthen Digital Cooperation
Tech Africa News Website
(January 29, 2026)