Benin Telecommunications Sector Performance Review 2007

Benin
TABLE 11: NUMBER OF COMPUTERS PER PERSON
Source: Carried out on the basis of information from INSAE
Access to the Internet is even rarer than access to computers within the
administration in Benin. In general, government services are poorly connected.
Less than 50% of functional micro-computers are connected to
the Internet. The Atlantique division leads, with a rate of connection of
about 45.5%. In the Littoral division (Cotonou), which hosts the headquarters
of the central administration, corporations as well as government
institutions, the rate of connection of the computers available
within the administration is only 26.9%.
It should also be noted that the services connected to the Intranet network
within government services are much less used, reinforcing the
fact that there is very little circulation and sharing of information within
the administration. To remedy this situation, the government initiated a
project for the connection of the main public government services
(PIPAP). The objectives set by PIPAP are many:
Modernise the administrative operation in Benin;
Cut down state expenditure in terms of telephone consumption;
Facilitate the circulation of information amongst government services,
between the administration and the citizens and between the administration
and its partners.
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