Zambia and Nigeria Partner to Advance Digital Governance in Africa
The digital partnership emerging from this summit is expected to lead to knowledge exchange, shared systems, and aligned policies that support citizen-centric governance in both nations.
On the sidelines of the Digital Government Africa (DGA 2025) Summit, Zambia’s Secretary to the Cabinet, Patrick Kangwa, met with Nigeria’s Head of the Civil Service, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, to deepen cooperation on digital governance reforms. The meeting signals a commitment between the two countries to leapfrog their public service capabilities through joint digital initiatives.
Kangwa highlighted that Zambia’s reform agenda, anchored in decentralization and digitalization, has significantly shortened policy amendment cycles—turning what used to take years into processes completed within months. He presented the SMART Zambia Institute as a model of speed, innovation, and increased transparency in governance.
In response, Mrs. Walson-Jack commended the summit as a transformative platform and emphasized the necessity for digitalization efforts to be inclusive and anchored in a unified national strategy. She detailed Nigeria’s own ongoing civil service reform, which aims to improve cooperation across ministries and institutions through strengthened digital tools and processes.
The digital partnership emerging from this summit is expected to lead to knowledge exchange, shared systems, and aligned policies that support citizen-centric governance in both nations.
