Johannesburg: AfricUpdate – News Desk
On September 10, 2025, the Project for the Acceleration of the Digital Economy in Senegal (PAENS), organized a workshop to present the study on the “Survey of white areas identified in the framework of the Universal Access Program (PAU); on the analysis of PPP financing models and the preparation of the Tender Documents relating to construction works”.
This meeting brought together all the institutions involved in the public policy of the State of Senegal in terms of universal service/access, as well as all infrastructure operators, in order to share the results of the study and define the next steps towards better inclusion. These deficiencies also affect social infrastructure, schools and health centres that are located in remote areas of the country, thus hindering access to essential services.
The project will be organized into four geographical lots (groundnut basin, Casamance, southeast and northwest) for a total of 774 sites to impact about 436,000 inhabitants. This workshop marks a decisive step for the FDSUT in its mission to reduce the digital divide and guarantee universal access to telecommunication services, in line with the ambitions of the New Technological Deal and the vision of Digital Senegal 2050.
