Togo: Government seeks firms to conduct ICT-focused feasibility studies in line with MCC’s Compact Program

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Monday, 27 November 2023 17:55
Togo: Government seeks firms to conduct ICT-focused feasibility studies in line with MCC’s Compact Program

(Togo First) - The government of Togo seeks firms to conduct feasibility studies focused on the digital sector, as part of preparations for a Compact program scheduled for end-2024. The related call for expertise was recently launched in partnership with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). 

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CMC-Togo, the cell responsible for implementing the MCC’s Compact Program in Togo, steers the tender. Applicants, local and foreign firms, will be filtered based on the quality and cost of their proposals, which are due by December 4, 2023.

Selected in autumn 2022 for MCC Compact financing, Togo initiated an in-depth analysis of issues slowing its economic growth. Completed in February this year, the analysis revealed two key sectors requiring particular attention: the energy and digital sectors. The main challenges in the former include high costs and unreliability. In the latter, major bottlenecks, according to the study, include insufficient use of bandwidth and prohibitive service costs.

Based on the study’s conclusions, Togolese authorities want to determine the most appropriate investments to tackle identified challenges. In the energy sector, the government wants to improve production, transmission, and distribution. In the digital sector, the focus is on expanding connectivity and implementing interoperable payment systems and technological innovations.

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