By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The Government of Sierra Leone is set to roll out the phase two of a US$30 million fiber optic project. The Ministry of Information and Communication say the project is part of government’s effort to further digitize the country.
The fund is a loan that was negotiated by the Julius Maada Bio administration with a 1% interest rate. The fund will be used to support the necessary infrastructure that is needed to roll out the more than 600 kilometers of fiber optic across the country.
When completed, it is expected that the country’s internet infrastructure will be much faster and much more reliable than it is.
During the start of the project, on the 24th April this year, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, the Minister of Information and Communication said,
“I was accompanied the President at an AU conference where he said that Sierra Leone like the rest of Africa has missed out on three industrial revolutions but can no longer afford to miss out on the fourth digital revolution under his stewardship. This fiber network project would lead to easy connectivity of schools, councils, hospitals, communities etcetera.”
Sierra Leone Cable Limited (SALCAB) who are supervised by the Ministry of Information, will lead the project implementation in collaboration with international and local experts.
Like Swaray, the SALCAB boss, Ishmael Kebbay said he will ensure President Bio’s vision for a digital Sierra Leone comes to fruition.
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