Somalia is taking significant steps to enhance its digital infrastructure by introducing a comprehensive regulatory framework for the deployment of fibre-optic networks nationwide. This initiative goes beyond merely improving connectivity, aiming for transformative changes across economic, social, and technological landscapes, with the. The World Bank proposes to engage and support the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) as part of the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EA-RDIP), Phase 1, which in the long term aims to promote the expansion of an integrated digital market across Eastern Africa by increasing. establishing a Single Digital Market (SDM). Regional efforts to move towards an SDM is envisioned to have economic and welfare gains to all participating economi ts (SOP) programmatic approach, including countries and regional economic communities (RECs) as key beneficiaries.
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